Meet the OnRobot Gecko Gripper: a versatile add-on that can attach and lift any item with a flat, smooth surface. It is designed to speed up pick & place applications. Items are lifted without an air system. Gripping is performed instantaneously and precisely thanks to the integrated load sensor.
So you are serious about autonomous machines and other research areas in that field? The NVIDIA Jetson Xavier Developer Kit may be worth a look. It is designed for deploying AI in robots, drones, and autonomous machines. It offers “30 TeraOPS (TOPS) of compute performance from a 512-core integrated Volta Tensor Core GPU.”
In the past few years, we have covered a whole host of amazing applications for KUKA robots. This latest video shows how its products can be used to 3D print with lasers and molten metal. Midwest Engineered Systems, a KUKA partner, has come up with a way to print with metal using wire.
Here is a tiny robot you can use to study robotics, programming, or just to play games. The Skoobot has a 32-bit processor, distance sensor, microphone, buzzer, and Bluetooth. It can be controlled through an Android phone or a Raspberry Pi computer.
Meet the Kinova Gripper KG-3: a versatile solution for Kinova robotic arms that enables them to handle objects of varying sizes and shapes. It has fingers that can go from open to close in 1.2 seconds. Passive compliant sensors are built-in to ensure inadvertent contact won’t damage the device.
Meet the Butler: an autonomous inventory robot that can handle inventory storage, order picking, and other tasks in fulfillment and distribution sensors. The robot is available in M and XL models with 500kg & 1600kg payload capacity respectively.
Here is another humanoid robot that you can 3D print and customize while learning a thing or two about technology. MAKI is an emotive robot capable of interacting with humans. It comes with a USB webcam and microphone. Using a PC, MAKI can be used for vision processing.
The Segway Loomo Robot is a cute little machine that can also serve as your personal transporter. It comes with voice & gesture control, auto follow & video capture, advanced computer vision system, and ability to travel on various terrains. It can travel up to 22 miles per charge. With its Android SDK, developers can come up with custom solutions for it.
This video from Segway Robotics shows how this robot can be used for home automation. Frank Engelman has pulled it off by modifying Loomo’s code in Developer Mode:
Adding the Android app Reverb that connects to Alexa Voice Services (AVS) to his Loomo, Frank used Alexa Home Automation setup to enable Loomo to control lights and TV through Amazon Fire TV Cube.
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More places are exploring the idea of using robots to greet and serve customers. YotelPad Miami is relying on robots to roam through its property, serve snacks & beverages, and giving directions. These machines will play music and can engage in conversation.
Meet the PALRO: a bipedal robot developed to keep you company. It can be used to watch and communicate with family members remotely. The robot can also bring you the news, weather, calendar, and other topics. PALRO was originally designed for senior citizens to prevent dementia and make them more independent. The consumer version will be available from August 29.
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