Meet the AB5 JetQuad: the world’s first jet-powered VTOL drone that can produce 200HP at full throttle. This fully-autonomous all-diesel drone can take off and land from any surface. The AB5 JetQuad is designed so that it can easily be carried by a single person. The production version will have retractable landing gear with shock-spring systems for smooth take-off and landing.
Meet the Gluon: a modular robotic arm by SCA with a load of 500g and programmable features. It can be used with multiple end effectors to take on 3D printing, laser engraving, suction cup, assembly, painting, and other tasks. With the machine vision module, the INNFOS GLUON can be turned into a visual robot.
Here is a robot developed to take care of winding tasks. SOPO developed this winding robotic hand in cooperation with Stäubli. It ensures high accuracy in wire positioning. With sampling individual axis positions, calibration and zero point initialization are not needed.
In the past few years, we have seen plenty of quadruped robots that can negotiate uneven terrain. Climbing ladders can be a bit more complicated though. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Okayama University have come up with a new approach that enables quadruped robots to climb ladders.
Every year, we see robots compete at robot soccer tournaments all around the world. Tsinghua’s biped soccer robot already competed at the RoboCup 2019. These robots are tested in goal seeking, kicking, and striking moving balls and a whole lot more.
Here is a robot that doubles as a personal transporter to make your life easier. The Segway Ninebot LOOMO robot can achieve speeds up to 11 mph and move 22 miles on one charge. It has anti-slip tires for smooth rides outdoors. LOOMO can follow you autonomously.
We have covered Toyota’s basketball robot, Cue, a bunch of times here in the past. Cue4 is the latest version with a whole host of improvements. It can pick up the ball on its own and take perfect shots every time. It can move without human assistance too.
The robot can now control its balance. It has sensors that allows it to recognize balls. The above video shows it in action.
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Meet the ShotArm: a robotic motion control arm that lets you capture complex shots with your DSLR or phone. It can move along any 2D path and operate in a 600mm diameter. It comes with an app that lets you control the robot by recording positions that can be linked together.
The UBTECH Walker has gotten a lot of coverage in the media over the past few months. It is a humanoid robot that can negotiate complex terrains, recognize objects, and act as a smart home hub to control your connected devices.
Just like us, cats need to stay active to be healthy. Ebo can help. It is a robot companion for your cat that connects to WiFi and lets you keep a close eye your pet. It moves autonomously and has sensors to avoid collision.
