Adeept AWR-A WiFi Robot Car for Arduino
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 New Robotic Coffee Bar @ San Jose International Airport
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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AxiDraw MiniKit DIY Writing/Drawing Kit
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.
DroneCatcher 2.0 Net Gun Armed Multicopter
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.
AB5 JetQuad: World’s First Jet-Powered VTOL Drone
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.
Gluon Modular Robotic Arm Hits Kickstarter
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.
SOPO’s Robotic Hand for Winding
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.
