Meet the MekaMon Robot: an augmented reality battlebot with multiple modes that lets you combat against friends and work on your piloting skills. The MekaMon Robot combines with your iOS device to let you fight against AR enemies. It even helps you learn code with Apple’s Swift Playgrounds.
Wall climbing robots and drones are nothing new. We have covered a bunch of them in the past. KAIST Urban Robotics Lab has shared a video that shows a new wall-climbing drone capable of soft landing using a tilt-rotor mechanism.
You can’t master robotics by just reading books. The good news is these days hackers don’t have to spend a fortune to get their hands on a capable robot. Take the Slate Robotics TR1 for instance: it is a 3D printed human-sized robot with ROS and everything you need to take your robotics game to the next level.
Robots are wonderful tools to use to teach kids coding and technology. The RobotLab Box V2 STEM Kit comes with everything you need to get started. It comes with a Robolink CoDrone Pro quadcopter, Dobot Magician robotic arm, an Altino autonomous car, and a Sphero SPRK+.
The kit has programmable robots and a laptop for teachers. It is ideal for grade 9 to 12 students. You can find out more about it here.
HEXBUG is behind some of the coolest robotic toys around. The HEXBUG Boxing Bots allow you to fight against friends. You can control them from your smartphone using the VEX Pilot app. As you throw punches, the robot mimics your move.
It is no secrets that some birds fold their wings to get through narrow openings. Quad-Morphing is a flying robot inspired by that approach. It morphs its structure to cross gaps at high speeds. The below video shows this flying robot in action.
Here is another educational robot designed to teach your kids a thing two about technology and engineering. The Krypton 5 Modular Robot comes with 705 parts, 6 attachable face bricks, 14 sensors, and 6 actuators. It also comes with block-based, flow-chart, and other programming apps.
Here is a bionic limb you can 3D print and program with Arduino for your projects. The Youbionic Arm is designed to perform all the movements of the human arm. It is controlled by an Arduino and can be programmed via PC & Mac.
Here is another fun robot developed to get your kids familiar with the basics of coding. The Augie Coding Robot allows users to control its movement, sounds, and LCD screen. It comes with a 3D teaching app and 60 augmented reality tutorials to cover sequencing, variables and other concepts.
This robot is compatible with iOS and Android tablets. It allows kids to create their own AR experiences through coding.
Here is another lifelike female robot that can engage in conversations while exhibiting realistic expressions. ERICA recently conducted a job interview during a press conference at the Miraikan in Odaiba.
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The robot has natural dialog control and fast recognition. The above videos show it in action.
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