Meet the Flippy ROAR: an advanced robotic kitchen assistant that can learn menu items and assist restaurants serve their customers better in a post-pandemic world. It is mounted on an overhead rail to stay out of the way of kitchen staff. The robot has a web-based application for easy interaction.
Plenty of companies are developing robots to help take stress and load off workers. The ATOUN MODEL Y is developed by Panasonic’s venture company ATOUN. It detects the movement of the body with a sensor and uses a waist-position motor to reduce burden on the waist during work. The below videos shows this robotic exoskeleton in action:
Here is another robot inspired by nature that can swim untethered under water. Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed this squid-like robot for underwater exploration. It can carry a sensor, including a camera. The robot carries its power source inside its body.
Meet the Fanfry: a camera drone that doubles as a fan. It also has a handle that can charge your phone or drone. Fanfry’s stand turns it into a desktop fan with 3 modes.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of robots that can serve food to customers. The ACUR-C is an autonomous robot that can clean up tables. It can pick up and handle a variety of tableware with AI. The below video from Smile Robotics shows the ACUR-C in action:
Meet the ProDrone PDH-GS120: a helicopter drone with 2.5 hours flight time and 15kg payload capacity that can transport goods to remote areas. It can be used with zoom/infrared cameras, LED searchlight, and other modules to adapt to other tasks, including surveillance and even pesticide spraying.
Here is another mobile robot that can automate tasks in factories and warehouses. The OMRON HD 1500 Mobile Robot has 1500kg payload capacity and intelligent 360-degree sensing for safety. It can move pallet-size loads, engine blocks, and other heavy goods and automate tasks that are usually done with forklifts.
Meet the COEX Clover: a programmable open source drone kit that you can put together without any soldering. The drone has 5″ propellers, 72km/h max speed, and max flight time of 15 minutes. It can fly to altitudes up to 500m.
Here is a software application from KUKA that makes spot welding on aluminum components a whole lot easier. It lets you define spin angle and process time or teach your robot the task at hand. The controller calculates the spin velocity and enables the robot to rotate above the tool center point during welding for a higher level of precision.
