Robots are going to do many things for us in the future. They are already being used by manufacturers to increase operational efficiency. COMANOID is exploring the idea of using collaborative humanoids in aircraft manufacturing. TORO, the torque-controlled humanoid robot developed at DLR, was used to autonomously place parts inside the aircraft fuselage.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of soft grippers for robots that allow them to easily handle fragile items. This 3D Printed Soft Robot Tri Gripper is also worth a look. It has an actuator, printed gear, and servo motor. As the maker explains:
Here is an automatic drone system that integrates with major drone hardware platforms such as DJI, Ardupilot, Yuneec, and PX4 to make it easy to charge and deploy drones for missions. D.NEST comes with a charging pad, telemetry system, and cloud-based charging pad for drones.
Here is another neat kit made for DIY robot enthusiasts. The Gazechimp 8DOF Robot Tank kit comes with a metal body and robotic gripper. It also supports WiFi control. You get 2 DC motors, a G6 claw, 8-piece steering gear and 10-piece shock absorbing metal bearing wheel.
Meet Astro: FAU’s Smart Robodog that was brought to life with machine learning and AI. It has a 3D printed head that resembles a Doberman. It looks like a dog and learns like one thanks to a deep neural network. Astro has cameras, a directional microphone, and radar imaging to perceive its surroundings. It can respond to sit, stand, lie down commands. Eventually, it will detect different colors and understand many languages.
In the past couple of years, we have covered how ANYmal can take on all kinds of tasks. ANYmal C is a next generation autonomous legged robot optimized for industrial inspection. It has powerful torque-controllable actuators to travel over steep stairs. It comes with LIDAR and depth cameras for 360-degree view of its environment. Intel i7 Hexa-core processors are used for real-time mapping, autonomous navigation, and locomotion control.
The robot has a rugged, waterproof & dustproof design. It can carry up to 10kg in payload and lasts 2 hours on battery.
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Meet the REV-1: an autonomous delivery robot that can pick up goods from restaurants and pharmacies and operate in car and bike lanes. The REV-1 has 3 wheels and stands 5′ tall, 4.5′ long, and 30″ wide. It has 16 cu.ft space inside, which should be enough to hold five grocery bags.
