Robotic insects are nothing new. We have covered a bunch of them here in the past. Researchers at EPFL have come up with an ultra-light robotic insect that can survive being flattered by a flyswatter. It has soft artificial muscles that enable it to move at 3cm per second.
Here is another robot kit for Raspberry Pi that lets you build your own robot tank. The XiaoR Geek Raspberry Pi Robot Tank comes with a 720p camera, tank tracks, WiFi adapter, and app control. You can interact with the robot from your iOS/Android/PC.
Meet the TiltSort-Bot: an autonomous parcel sorting robot with a modular design that can move at up to 3 meters per second. These robots have a tilt tray top. Operators simply have to place items on them to get started. As the company explains:
Meet Dusty Robotics’ FieldPrinter: a mobile robot that can autonomously print layout plans to show your crew where to build walls and other fixtures. FieldPrinter is designed to make contractors more productive. It uses layouts created in Building Information Modeling software to get the job done.
Meet Alfred: a persona assistant robot with artificial intelligence that can recognize gestures, faces, and voice. It is powered by Android and has WiFi/Bluetooth connectivity. You can also interact with it using Alexa.
Meet the ABB IRB 1100: a compact, rugged IP67 rated robot powered by the OmniCore C90XT controller, designed to take on challenging conditions. It is available in two versions with 475 mm and 580mm reach. It has a payload of 4kg.
Remember Surena? a humanoid robot that was launched years ago in Iran. It has come a long way over the years. Surena IV is more sophisticated than ever. It can walk, pick up items, and engage in conversations.
The previous generation had human/face motion detection and could understand Persian commands. It has a walking speed up 0.7km/h. The new model was unveiled on Dec 14, 2019.
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In the past few years, we have covered a whole host of fancy telepresence robots here. Not all of them have an open platform. The Ubbo is an open source telepresence robot for work, school, and everything in between. It comes with mecanum wheels and modular design.
Meet the ECOBOT Scrub 75: an autonomous robot that can clean every corner of your place of business. It comes with a 3D depth camera, ultrasonic sensors, and 40m LiDAR to get the job done effectively and safely. The robot delivers edge to edge cleaning. It has a max speed of 1.1m/s and avoid obstacles along the way.
Meet the Yahboom Jetbot: an AI robot kit for NVIDIA Jetson Nano that teaches you artificial intelligence concepts. It has a 3 DOF camera and is smart enough to drive autonomously, avoid obstacles, track moving objects, and recognize colors and faces. It comes with iOS/Android app control.
