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Variable Stiffness Shape Changing Wheeled Robot for Uneven Terrains

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Credit: Sung-Hyuk Song, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials

Here is a clever shape changing variable stiffness wheeled robot that can adapt to uneven terrain. Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials researchers have developed a wheel with adjustable stiffness that can roll over large obstacles and operate on flat surfaces by changing shape. It has a spoke structure with adjustable tension.

Reinventing the wheel

The above video shows this clever wheelchair in action. The team also developed a 4-wheeled vehicle based on this concept.

[Credit: Jae-Young Lee, Seongji Han, Munyu Kim , Yong-Sin Seo, Jongwoo Park, Dong Il, Chanhun Park, Hyunuk Seo, Joonho Lee, Hwi-Su Kim, Jeongae Bak, Hugo Rodrigue , Jin-Gyun Kim, Joono Cheong, and Sung-Hyuk Song][HT]

LG CordZero Tower Combi A9X 2-in-1 Wireless Vacuum Cleaner Robot

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There are plenty of people who have invested in vacuum cleaning robots but still use handheld vacuums. The LG CordZero Tower Combi A9X gives you the best of both worlds. It comes with a tower that lets you dock your handheld vacuum and robot vacuum and take advantage of dual auto empty function. You can use your smartphone to set cleaning mode.

Next Gen Hadrian X Bricklaying Robot

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Robots are going to build our houses for us in the future. Plenty of companies are using 3D printers and bricklaying robots. The Hadrian X is a bricklaying robot we have covered here in the past. The upgraded edition recently completed Site Acceptance Testing in the United States. It laid bricks with construction adhesive. This robot is controlled with a tablet. The below video shows it in action:

Next-generation Hadrian X® completes U.S. Site Acceptance Testing | FBR

As the company reports, the walls of this test build met the applicable building standards.

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RheoFit A1 Automatic Massage Roller with AI

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AI is being integrated into many everyday devices. The RheoFit A1 is a robotic massage roller that uses AI to give you a personalized massage. It can handle 300lbs of load and treat tight muscles in your body. It also has interchangeable covers. You get 43 personalized programs to treat your body.

PingPong Cube Modular Coding Robot

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This is the PingPong Cube: a modular robot module that you can use with other cubes and links to build all kinds of bots. These bots can be be programmed with Python and Scratch. Each module comes with a gyroscope, accelerometer, proximity sensor, stepper motor, and battery. You can control this robot with your phone or an IR remote.

UBTECH Walker S Lite Humanoid Robot In Action

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UBTECH is behind some of the most impressive robots we have covered here. This video shows their Walker S Lite in action. It is working in the Zeekr Intelligent Factory. It can coordinate tasks with autonomous ground vehicles. This robot features smart vision and precise whole body control.

Humanoid CL-1 Continuous Heavy Objects Loading Robot

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Humanoid Robot CL-1 Performs Continuous Heavy Objects Loading

This is the CL-1 Humanoid Robot from LimX: a general purpose robot that can help with loading and other repetitive tasks. It can adopt various postures, including loaded deep squat, and loaded walking. It can lift objects with as much as 80cm vertical span. This robot can adapt to disturbances and replan autonomously.

AgileX Bunker Pro Off-Road Robot (120KG Capacity)

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This is the AgileX Bunker Pro: a heavy duty off-road robot that can carry up to 120kg. It has a max speed of 1.5m/s with runtime of 170 minutes. This robot can overcome up to 30 degree slopes. It can drive its tracks in opposing directions for spot rotations.

MO/GO Exoskeleton Hiking Pants Take 30lbs Off of You

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Credit: Credit: Skip and Arc’teryx

Here is a pair of hiking pants that give you a 40% power boost when walking uphill. It uses motors at the knee to support your leg muscles when you go up and knee joints when you go down. The powered module snaps in and out easily to provide you support when you need it. It weighs less than 2lbs per leg, so it won’t get in your way.

Figure 02 OpenAI Trained Humanoid Robot

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This is the Figure 02 Robot: a humanoid robot powered by custom trained models in collaboration with OpenAI. It has an upgraded hand design with 16 DOF. It has 6 AI camera to perceive its surroundings. This robot is capable of operating autonomously. It relies on onboard VLM for speech to speech reasoning.

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