Robots are becoming better at various sports. We have already seen them play ping pong, basketball, and even badminton. Curly happens to be a curling robot that can beat humans. This AI based curling robot uses an adaptive deep reinforcement learning framework to achieve human-life performance.
Here is another cute robot that teaches your kids basics of coding. The GENIBOT Coding Robot can be used unplugged or with an iOS/Android app. It supports Scratch 3.0 and Python programming. The robot has line tracing, music, and other modes.
Meet the DeKonBot: a mobile disinfection robot that can sanitize door handles, light switches and elevator buttons to help stop spread of the disease. It autonomously identifies surfaces to be cleaned thanks to a smart sensor and image processing.
Capturing arbitrary shape and challenging objects remains difficult for robots. Researchers at UC San Diego Bioinspired Robotics and Design Lab have come up with a new approach to tackle this problem. Their highly under-actuated gripper uses a “gecko-inspired adhesive to provide an adhesion-controlled friction that helps stabilize the gripper and improves grasp performance without the need of large normal forces. The under-actuated linkages conform around arbitrary shapes.”
Meet the R3T-04 robot: a 5DOF robot arm with 3kg payload and 850mm reach that helps with automating repetitive tasks. It has 180 degree/s speed for all joints. It has an anodized aluminum construction and a graphical user interface (11.6″ tablet).
This robot weighs only 1600 grams and has IP54 protection. It is ready for C, C++, and C# programming. With the Robot 3T industrial controller, you can teach the robot, run programs, view logs, and a whole lot more.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of robots and drones for challenging search & rescue missions. Squishy Robotics’ Shape-Shifting Robots are mobile sensor robots for remote monitoring and can even have applications in space exploration. These robots can be dropped from drones to provide first responders with situational awareness during fires and man-made disasters.
Here is another self-cleaning litter box that gets rid of cat waste, so you don’t have to break a sweat. The Petree self-cleaning litter box detects and removes feces that scoops waste 30 seconds after detection. It doesn’t make a whole lot of noise and helps you better manage odor.
Meet the STRYK RXT-1 sparring robot: an interactive MMA trainer that helps you work on your technique, agility, and defense. It has 4 removable arms, 3 training modes with over 100 combinations, a head target, and an optional torso pad for knee strikes.
