Meet Tally: an autonomous inventory robot that can scan store aisles and identify on-shelf opportunities for businesses. Tally collects real-time data which can be analyzed and turned into actionable data. Tally performs repetitive tasks, so regular employees don’t have to.
Robotic 3D printers are nothing new. We have covered a bunch of them that can erect buildings and complete custom houses. This video from CRI Group @ NTU shows how a team of mobile robots can combine to build structures faster.
This particular structure took just under 8 minutes to complete. It has a build volume of 186 x 46 x 13 cm.
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Here is a robotic exoskeleton that can give people who have suffered a stroke or other serious conditions their mobility back. Harmony can assist with upper-body movement to deliver physical therapy exercises. It features smooth movement to allow users to move their upper body freely.
Harmony is controlled with motion sensors, actuators, and linkage structures. Its smart algorithm determines the exact amount of assistance each user needs. The robot corrects the motion of patients if they deviate from the exercises.
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Researchers are always looking for ways to develop soft robots with more natural movement. As this video from CGTN shows, a team of South Korean researchers have developed a soft actuator that moves and changes color like a real organism.
Here is another programmable humanoid robot developed to teach your kids coding. The BeRobot comes with 15 servo motors and 12 AL-MG alloy brackets. It has WiFi and Bluetooth control. You can program it using a graphical interface, Java and other programming languages.
Meet the HD2 robotic arm: a 5DOF solution for tactical robots with an aluminum construction that can be used to open doors, manipulate things, and handle explosives. It can be optionally enhanced with wrist tilt. The Arm has a serial interface control board.
This heavy duty arm combines with tactical robots to take on tasks dangerous for humans. It has a payload of 20+ pounds. It has shoulder and elbow rotation of 190 and 140 degrees respectively.
There is no better way to learn about robots than attending robot conferences around the world. The World Robot Conference 2018 is an exciting event in Beijing with over 300 experts and entrepreneurs from the field. As the below video shows, you can catch robotic fish, art robots, battlebots, and a whole host of other machines at this event:
Meet Rashmi: the world’s first Hindi speaking humanoid robot with standard robot features such as AI and facial recognition to interact with people. The robot can speak Hindi, Bhojpuri and Marathi along with English. Ranjit Srivastava is behind this robot.
Meet the SafeAir M-200: a smart drone parachute system that can protect your investment in case of an accident. Parazero’s smart autonomous Matrice 200 safety system automatically activates in case of an emergency and loss of control. It can also be manually activated.
Meet SEER: a humanoid robot head that not only maintains eye contact with those near it but also imitates their expressions. The Simulative Emotional Expression Robot has two modes. It uses a camera to recognize and track facial features. In imitative mode, the robot mirrors eyebrow/eyelid/head movements.
