Soccer competitions for robots are held every year. We have covered a bunch of these events in the past. This video shows Team RoMeLa’s autonomous robot soccer practice. The ARTEMIS is a full-sized humanoid robot with highly dynamic movement. The below video shows it preparing for RoboCup 2024.
[HT]
Here is another smart robotic mower that cuts your grass without you having to break a sweat. The ANTHBOT App Smart Robot Mower comes with auto mapping and boundary wire break detection. The app helps you find damaged locations for a quick fix. This robot uses C-TOF global positioning for a more efficient performance.
Here is a robot that can detach a part of its body to escape difficult situations. It is inspired by lizards and ants. The Faboratory at Yale University researchers developed this robot for unstructured environments. As the video shows, it was able to get unstuck after a rock fell on its back limb. As they explain:
One reversible joint was weakened via Joule heating of the copper heater. The robot kept walking and left the stuck limb behind.
This soft robot features a “reversible cohesive interface made of thermoplastic elastomer that allows for strong attachment and easy detachment of distributed soft robot modules without direct human handling.”
[HT]
Here is a humanoid robot that can perform a variety of moves, including simple dance routines and common gestures such as waving and hugging. Engineers at the University of California San Diego trained this robot on various human body motions. It can generalize new motions and mimic them easily.
This robot was trained with dance videos and motion capture data. The upper and lower body were trained separately.
[HT]
Here is a clever mechanical robot arm designed to keep your kids busy. The Thames & Kosmos Bionic Robotic Arm has a segmented arm that is driven by cables like tendons in muscles. This is a DIY kit and has about 300 plastic pieces for assembly. The arm has 360-degree movement with 23-inch horizontal and 15-inch vertical range. It has two joysticks for easy control.
Meet the Canvas 1200CX: a robotic drywall finishing system that reduces the amount of time required to finish a wall from 5 days to only 2 days. It measures 30 x 34.5″, weighing 1200lbs. It can get the job done right up to walls and ceilings. It runs 8 hours on a single charge.
Teaching robots to handle a hammer properly is easier said than done. Researchers have pulled it off with a Torobo, which is a humanoid robot measuring 1.66m with a reach of 0.68m. It has 7-axis dual arms to take on a variety of tasks. As the researchers explain, the rebound force from the hammer is absorbed:
through a combination of the elasticity of the rubber material securing the hammer, the deflection in torque sensors and harmonic gears, backdrivability, and impedance control. This allows the nail to be driven with a certain amount of force.
[HT]
Here is a neat automatic bassinet that automatically responds to your baby’s criers with sounds, vibration, and movement. The Graco SmartSense Soothing Baby Bassinet features an adjustable speed. It uses gentle rocking and vibration to keep your baby calm. It also lets you play white noise, lullabies, and songs.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including charging our EVs. Hyundai Motor Group’s EV charging robot (ACR) comes with charging port recognition and auto insert function. ACR also has a license plate recognition function to figure out the charging status of each vehicle.
Once your car is charged, the robot automatically removes the charger. The above video shows it in action.
[HT]
This is the RfPatrol Mk2: a smart wearable gadget that can detect aerial threats. It can be operated in Stealth and Glimpse modes. It can detect moving drones at any speed. This handy tool can help increase situation awareness on the battlefield. It detects custom protocol and WiFi RF links.
