Hypershock 3D Printed Combat Robot
Meet Hypershock: a 4-wheel drive vertical disc spinner that competed in the 2019 season of BattleBots. Did you know that many parts of it were 3D printed? It has components 3D printed in Onyx.
Skydio 2 4K Drone with NVIDIA Jetson Artificial Intelligence
Meet the Skydio 2 drone: a 4K drone that uses NVIDIA Jetson GPUs to track up to 10 objects at a time. It can be controlled with an iOS/Android app, beacon, or controller. This drone lasts 23 minutes in the air and has an autonomous speed of 36mph. Its 3-axis gimbal ensures smooth video.
UBTECH JIMU Mythical Series FireBot: Dragon Robot for Coding
So you have a thing or two for dragons? The UBTECH JIMU Mythical Series FireBot is a programmable dragon robot that can teach you a thing or two about coding and technology in general. The UBTECH JIMU Mythical Series FireBot is a coding robot with Blockly and 606 pieces. You get servo motors, a DC motor, a touch sensor, 1 x LED light, 2 dragon wings, and a control box.
SHERO: Building Soft Self-Healing Robots
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of soft robots that can handle fragile items of all shapes. Researchers are now working on soft self-healing materials for robots that can’t be easily destroyed. SHERO (Self HEaling soft RObotics) is planning to develop soft materials that can recover from damage robots are likely to suffer on a daily basis.
Parallaxy Telepresence Robot Kit
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of neat telepresence robots here. The Parallaxy telepresence robot kit is also worth a look. It is designed for the letsrobot.tv open telepresence platform and comes with Internet control. Parallaxy comes with everything you need to get started, including a Raspberry Pi, speaker, and Logitech webcam.
This Robot Can Cut a Grapefruit with Precision
Teaching robots to handle a knife on soft objects is easier said than done due to the complexity and predictability of tissue under manipulation. Artūras Straižys, Michael Burke, and Subramanian Ramamoorthy have come up with a novel approach to handle such problem. They used a “binary medium classifier trained using joint torque measurements, and a closed loop control law that relies on an error signal compactly encoded in the decision boundary of the classifier.”
A robot was used to cut a grapefruit with precision by following the boundary between grapefruit pulp and peel. The above video shows it in action.
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LOBOT uHandbit Micro:bit Robot Arm with App Control
Micro:bit is a wonderful platform to use to build robots and learn about coding. The LOBOT uHandbit is a Micro:bit robot arm with USB and Bluetooth. It supports PC/App control and can be programmed using a graphical interface. Its anti-block servos protect the robot arm as you use it.
DJI P4 Multispectral Agricultural Drone
Meet the DJI P4 Multispectral drone: a high-precision drone with an integrated multi-spectral imaging system for farm and environmental monitoring. The drone can achieve max flight time of 27 minutes and has a transmission range of 7km. The camera array has 5 cameras covering Blue, Green, Red, Red Edge, and Near Infrared bands.
LLAMA: The Army’s Legged Locomotion & Movement Adaptation Robot
The Army is always looking for new ways to help soldiers on the battlefield. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Command’s Army Research Laboratory has developed the Legged Locomotion and Movement Adaptation robot for mobility over complex terrains. This is a dynamic quadruped vehicle that is all-electric and quiet.
