In the past few years, we have covered a bunch of snake robots that can go through narrow spaces and complete search and rescue and other challenging missions. Tatsuya Takemori, Motoyasu Tanaka, and Fumitoshi Matsuno from Kyoto University and University of Electro-Communications, Japan have developed a snake robot with a smooth exterior body surface that can climb ladders.
Meet the Mochibot: a 32-legged spherical robot based on a rhombic triacontahedron that can move in every direction. It retracts and extends arms on either side to move. To stop, the robot flattens itself parallel to the ground.
In the past few years, we have covered a bunch of ground vehicles from Milrem robotics. The Titan unmanned ground vehicle is ready for combat. When combined with the PROTECTOR remote weapon station, it can offer machine gun and anti-tank capabilities. The system comes with a .50 cal and a Javelin missile launcher.
Meet Sweeper: an advanced sweet pepper harvesting robot that can pick fruit in 24 seconds with a success rate of 62%. It uses an advanced vision system to identify items to pick. This Israeli robot will be able to harvest 24 hours a day when fully developed.
Here is an industrial robot capable of handling super heavy items, including a Chevrolet Bolt vehicle. FANUC’s M-2000iA series of robots have payloads from 900 to 2300 kilograms (depending on the model). The M-2000iA/1700L, as the below video shows, can lift up to 1700kg with full wrist articulation. It can move a Chevrolet bolt to a charging station.
Meet the Q-Scout: an Arduino robot designed to teach kids the basics of coding. The robot has a Scratch 3.0 graphical coding interface. It comes with ultrasonic and line tracking sensors. Users can program it using the Robobloq app.
This particular kit has 65 parts. It comes with an Arduino Uno micro-controller, Bluetooth dongle, LEDs, and everything one would need to get started.
Here is another robot that allows manufacturers to become more operationally efficient. The T4 is an autonomous mobile robot with 250lb capacity and max speed of 2 m/s. It also has a compact turning radius.
Meet the Relay robot: an autonomous service robot that can improve hospital workflows. The robot can transport items to help staff work on more important tasks. Relay has a long battery life and can operate elevators autonomously.
In the past few months, we have covered a bunch of robots designed to handle fragile marine living organisms. Wyss researchers have created a soft, modular underwater arm that can handle hard-to-reach organism in the deep sea.
The system consists of a robotic arm and gripper system for sampling delicate sea creatures. It can flex and move with superior dexterity. It works with various modules and soft grippers for specific tasks.
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