Here is a TaraXL & NVIDIA TX2 powered e-rover that can avoid obstacles, drive autonomously, and navigate any area with its stereo vision. It uses TaraXL for past path replanning, which plugs into the USB 3.0 port of the NVIDIA Jetson unit.
Here is a cube-shaped robot that uses a motor to keeps its balance. It is based on STM32 and has a 1300mAh battery. Once you set the initial position, the robot will stay balanced by activating the motor to counter any disturbance.
Here is another cool robot kit that can teach you a thing or two about coding. The Yahboom STM32 Robot Car comes equipped with an OV7670 camera. It is ready for line following and obstacle avoidance.
Arduino is a wonderful platform to rely on to build robots and learn coding. The Adeept AWR-A WiFi Robot Car for Arduino comes with everything you need to learn about robots. It has line tracking, obstacle avoidance and multiple working modes.
Cafe X‘s robotic coffee bar is nothing new. It has gotten a lot of coverage in the media. Cafe X is now launching a new robotic coffee bar at San Jose international airport. It can serve more than 10 orders simultaneously. As the company explains:
Cafe X at SJC features an all new Robotic Coffee Bar that was designed and engineered with the insight and operational expertise from running three prototype machines in San Francisco since 2017, which have served hundreds of thousands of customers. A welcoming and stimulating interior design complemented with modern user interfaces, chill hip-hop beats, and a dancing robot create a familiar, yet futuristic specialty coffee experience unique to Cafe X.
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Meet the AxiDraw MiniKit: a more compact version of this pen plotter that you can build on your own to experiment. It only requires a pair of scissors, screwdrivers, and other simple tools. The AxiDraw MiniKit has a working area of 6 × 4 inches. It can still write letters, sign documents, and produce art.
Meet the DroneCatcher 2.0: a net gun armed multicopter that can remove unauthorized drones safely. It is deployed to track moving threats and launches a net to capture them. DroneCatcher then moves the captured item outside the sensitive zone and can use a parachute to drop them gracefully.
