Meet the Centauro: a disaster relief robot with 4 legs on wheels and anthropomorphic upper body that can maneuver in tight spaces, get around obstacles, and perform a variety of tasks necessary in disaster relief tasks. For instance, it can break wood pieces that are in its way.
Here is another animatronic head you can use to build more interactive robots. The ToMoMi Robotic Head has 23 degrees of freedom to allow researchers explore complex human machine interaction.
It also comes with female and male voices to give you directions. You can use cameras in its eyes for stereoscopic vision research.
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It was only a few months ago that we covered DollSweet‘s female robotic head that was capable of smiling, speaking, and singing. It can be controlled with phone or joystick. This new video from DS Doll shows you how these robots are progressing. It demonstrates eye/mouth/shoulder movements and other features.
Meet the inVia Picker: a robotic picker that can carry anything under forty pounds. It serves as an automated storage and retrieval machine in warehouses. The inVia Picker does all the walking for you, so businesses can focus on better serving their customers.
These robots perform repeatable, boring tasks and cut cost per pick in half, if not more. They can run on their own or with human operators. They have a max speed of 5mph with extension up to 8 feet.
There is no better way to learn robotics than building and experimenting with your own robots. Teaching Teach has shared a video that shows how Wii Nunchucks can be used with an Arduino to control NeoPixel strips and robot arms. You are going to need the Arduino Nunchuk library, Breadboard with jumper wires, Arduino Uno, an EEZYBOTarm V1, and a few other components to get started.
Meet Oscar: an AI enhanced trash can with two compartments that takes the pain out of recycling your trash. It is WiFi enabled and uses image recognition with a digital camera and LED lights to accurately classify your trash.
So you are tired of animals and birds hanging out around your property or land all the time? The Agrilaser Autonomic is an automatic laser bird deterrent that helps you get a handle on them. It can repel birds and animals from an area of 12 square kilometers.
In the future, drones will be used by businesses to deliver packages, foods, and beverages. The EHANG Falcon Drone Delivery Service can already take care of that. It is pretty intuitive to use. Once the item is loaded, the drone takes off and flies to the destination. Its progress can be tracked by a map.
More farmers are relying on robots to maximize product and reduce need for manual labor. Yanmar’s autonomous robot tractors have two modes and are capable of moving on their own and making turns. They also come with safe lights, features, and emergency stop functionality.
Meet the Dr. Robot Sputnik3: a WiFi enable mobile development platform with head and camera modules that you can use to develop and test your ideas. It has a 6DOF animated head system with dual 640×480 color camera. It has a max speed of 0.75 m/sec and payload capacity of 10kg.
