In the past few years, we have covered plenty of prosthetic devices that can make life easier for amputees. The University of Michigan researchers have come up with an ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic hand via RPNI neural interface that gives users finger-level control.
In the past few years, we have covered a whole host of grippers that enable robots to handle fragile items. Soft Robotics makes food safe soft grippers (mGrip) that can handle amorphous products such as crab legs, lobster tails, and everything in between.
mGrip adapts to top robotic arms and has a modular design with conforming fingers to handle objects of varying sizes.
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Meet the RoverC: a programmable omnidirectional robot with mecanum wheels that works with M5stickC and LEGO pieces. It has Grove compatible ports for easy expansion. The base has N20 worm gear motors and a 4-channel motor driver.
Robots are going to do many things for us. In the future, autonomous robots will sweep our roads. NTU Singapore researchers have developed a fully autonomous electric road sweeper with zero emissions. It uses GPS and multiple sensors to navigate the way and get the job done.
The Coronavirus is getting a lot of coverage in the media every day. It is pretty contagious, which means health workers are always at a high risk of contracting. In China, robot nurses are being used to combat the robot. As this video shows, 3 robot nurses are being used in isolation wards at the Shenyang the Fourth Hospital of People.
These robots deliver food, water, and medicine to patients. They are internet connected and made to prevent cross infection. They have max load capacity of 10kg.
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Here is a robotic kinetic sculpture that can draw amazing patterns in the sand. The SANDSARA Kinetic Sand Sculpture comes with a ton of patterns for you to choose from on your smartphone but you can always come up with your own.
The SANDSARA robot is compatible with iOS and Android devices. You can enhance it with RGB lighting and tempered glass cover. You can find out more here.
Boston Dynamics’ Handle is a pretty special robot with wheels that can take on a variety of tasks. It is now partnering with Otto motors to coordinate with mobile robots in warehouses. This video shows how these robots can team up to get tasks done without getting in each another’s way.
Here is another robot that can greet your customers at your place of business. The Xiaoao001 Robot has a 10.1″ LCD screen, 4-mic arrays, WiFi connectivity, obstacle avoidance, smart navigation, and remote control.
Here is another bionic hand that can make life easier for amputees. The SoftHand Pro can deliver performances close to a real human hand. It is an open hardware project designed for grasping and soft manipulation. The idea by Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) researchers is to offer a robotic hand that doesn’t break the bank.
Meet the Air:bit drone: a programmable drone with 40+ components and everything you need to code and fly. You can pilot the drone using your iOS or Android device. You can also program it in a web browser or on your phone or tablet using Blocks or JavaScript.
