Here is a robotic arm that can travel over long distances to perform underwater pipeline inspection in areas not accessible to regular ROVs. The Gassco Eelume has a payload interface for grabber, toque tool, cleaning tool, and more. It has a camera/light, and joint, thruster, and sensor modules.
Robots are taking on more time-consuming and monotonous tasks all the time. This video shows how KUKA robots sort 3000 blood samples a day. A RFID logger is used to detect whether the temperature of the blood samples was kept at 21C during transport.
You can always learn a thing or two about technology by studying what others are building. The Ball Drone is worth a look for those of you into DIY drones. It is a self-made ball-drone with air vanes for position control.
In the future, drones will be used to deliver all kinds of things. Matternet’s Futuristic Drone Station can facilitate that. It is an innovative drone station for sending and receiving packages. It works with the M2 drone and can store up to 7 payloads and batteries.
Here is another cute robot that can introduce you to basics of coding. The Kittenbot 12 in 1 micro:bit Robot comes with everything you need to build obstacle avoiding robots. It comes with app and stick control. You can program it with Makecode and MicroPython.
Everybody knows that 3 hands are better than 2. The Supernumerary 3DOF Robotic Arm is a wearable extra limb that lends you a helping hand. It can help humans perform physical tasks in domestic and industrial applications. This robot has a lightweight design and can compensate for human motions.
Here is another cool DIY robot project for those of you interested in building your own custom robots. Designed by Bartek Trefon, this 3D Printed Humanoid Robot has 25 servos for movement and voice control. It can move its hands and head. The robot can handle objects of varying shapes without a whole lot of trouble.
Meet the piCOBOT: a versatile gripper for collaborative robots from Piab that can help with packaging and tasks on assembly lines. It can grip a wide variety of materials from porous to sealed. It has a vacuum system based on COAX technology to deliver 3 times more vacuum flow.
