Here is a clever mechanical robot arm designed to keep your kids busy. The Thames & Kosmos Bionic Robotic Arm has a segmented arm that is driven by cables like tendons in muscles. This is a DIY kit and has about 300 plastic pieces for assembly. The arm has 360-degree movement with 23-inch horizontal and 15-inch vertical range. It has two joysticks for easy control.
Meet the Canvas 1200CX: a robotic drywall finishing system that reduces the amount of time required to finish a wall from 5 days to only 2 days. It measures 30 x 34.5″, weighing 1200lbs. It can get the job done right up to walls and ceilings. It runs 8 hours on a single charge.
Teaching robots to handle a hammer properly is easier said than done. Researchers have pulled it off with a Torobo, which is a humanoid robot measuring 1.66m with a reach of 0.68m. It has 7-axis dual arms to take on a variety of tasks. As the researchers explain, the rebound force from the hammer is absorbed:
through a combination of the elasticity of the rubber material securing the hammer, the deflection in torque sensors and harmonic gears, backdrivability, and impedance control. This allows the nail to be driven with a certain amount of force.
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Here is a neat automatic bassinet that automatically responds to your baby’s criers with sounds, vibration, and movement. The Graco SmartSense Soothing Baby Bassinet features an adjustable speed. It uses gentle rocking and vibration to keep your baby calm. It also lets you play white noise, lullabies, and songs.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including charging our EVs. Hyundai Motor Group’s EV charging robot (ACR) comes with charging port recognition and auto insert function. ACR also has a license plate recognition function to figure out the charging status of each vehicle.
Once your car is charged, the robot automatically removes the charger. The above video shows it in action.
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This is the RfPatrol Mk2: a smart wearable gadget that can detect aerial threats. It can be operated in Stealth and Glimpse modes. It can detect moving drones at any speed. This handy tool can help increase situation awareness on the battlefield. It detects custom protocol and WiFi RF links.
Robots are already being used for order fulfillment. Grocery items and other fragile products need special grippers for robots to handle them safely. This video from MIT SCAIL shows a soft robotic system for delicate grocery packing. This robotic hand combines vision, motor-based proprioception, and soft tactile sensors to identify, sort, and pack unknown objects.
Robot dogs are going to get a lot smarter with LLM AI integration. Take the X30 robot for instance: it is a quadruped robot that can operate in temperatures from -20 to 55C. It has max speed of 4m/s and can overcome slopes up to 45 degrees. It has a range of 10km.
This is AgileX’s T-REX Robot: a wheel-legged robot that can move with agility and jump. It has max speed of 20km/h. It can maintain its balance on challenging terrains. It has an AI camera for obstacle avoidance and visual recognition. This video shows this wheel-legged robot in action:
Here is an educational coding robot inspired by Mars rovers. The SunFounder GalaxyRVR is ready for Arduino Uno R3. It has ultrasonic and infrared sensors for obstacle avoidance. It also has RGB light strips and an ESP32 LED light for operation at night. It has a rocker-bogie system that can overcome sand, rocks, grass, and mud pits.
