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HERO-BLUE Walking, Swimming, Crawling Underwater Robot

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This is the HERO-BLUE: a multimodal underwater robot capable of swimming, crawling, and walking. It has a salamander-like spine and soft undulating fin for these modes. It combines swimming and legged motion to overcome challenging underwater environments. The below video shows this robot in action:

[HERO BLUE] T-RO: total video

This robot can traverse rough benthic terrain. It can change mode without hardware replacement in the middle of the session. BLUE is 0.6m wide and 0.3m tall. It weighs 11.32kg.

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XGO-Rider Two Legged Self Balancing Desktop AI Robot

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You can find all kinds of fun projects on Kickstarter. The XGO-Rider  is a new AI desktop robot that will be launched soon. It is an omnidirectional self-balancing industrial robot with ChatGPT integration. It will have an open source design. It will have a two way camera according to its project page.

The good folks behind it are posting video updates on X all the time. The above video shows the XGO Rider and XGO-mini2 in action.

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Cinebot MAX Live-Action Camera Robot

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This is the Cinebot MAX: a live-action camera robot with a portable design that and an extended range of motion. It stands 3.2m tall with a 1.75m reach. It has 20kg capacity. It can be manually maneuvered with the tap of a button. It can be used to execute dynamic motion sequences.

Stickbug: 6 Armed Robotic Pollinator for Greenhouses

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Here is a 6-armred robot that can autonomously navigate and pollinate flowers in a greenhouse. The Stickbug has arms that act as independent agents. It relies on “a compact holonomic Kiwi drive to navigate narrow greenhouse rows, a tall mast to support multiple manipulators and reach plant heights.” It has a felt-tipped end-effector for pollination.

Roomba Combo Essential Robot Mop & Vacuum Debuts

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iRobot has a new Roomba to clean your home. The Roomba Combo Essential Robot is a 2-in-1 robotic mop and vacuum, slim enough to grab dirt from hard to reach areas. It has 3 levels of suction power and 3 levels of water. This robot is app controlled but you can also control it with voice assistants such as Siri.

Punyo: Toyota’s Soft Robot for Whole Body Manipulation

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This is Toyota Research Institute’s Punyo: a soft robot for whole body manipulation. Its hands, arms, and chest are covered with compliant materials and tactile sensors, so it is capable of feeling contact. This robot can conform to the items it is manipulating. Its tactile sensors allow for safe interactions.

Meet Punyo, TRI’s Soft Robot for Whole-Body Manipulation Research

This robot has two hard robot arms, a rigid torso frame, and a waist actuator. Its arms are covered with air-filled bladders. The above video shows this robot in action.

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Lunar Dawn LTV: Autonomous Robot for Moon Exploration

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Robots are going to help astronauts on the moon and other planets in the future. Many companies are working on advanced robots and rovers for these types of missions. The Lunar Dawn LTV was recently awarded a NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle contract. It comes with autonomous navigation and operation.

Mowrator S1: Remote Controlled Slope Mower

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There are plenty of fancy robotic mowers on the market but most of them are not designed to take on steep slopes. The Mowrator S1 is a remote controlled slope mower with a 21-inch blade. It can take on large yards and steep slopes. It has an adjustable cutting height of 1.5 to 4.6 inches. It can also handle off-road conditions.

myCobot Pro 630 Educational Cobot (C++, Python Programmable)

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This is the myCobot Pro 630: an educational cobot with a harmonic drive robotic arm that can take on pick and place, sorting, and other tasks. It has a working radius of 630mm and 0.1mm repeatability. It also has max load capacity of 2kg. It has a controller equipped by Linux.

XiaoR GEEK ROS2 Hunter Jetson Nano Robot

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This is the XiaoR GEEK ROS2 Hunter: a Jetson Nano powered robot designed for more advanced students. It is available with 4 chassis options. This particular one has mecanum wheels for omnidirectional movement. This robot has a 2DOF 3D Depth camera and a foldable touchscreen display. It is capable of LiDAR and RTAB 3D mapping navigation. With Mediapipe, you get face, edge and color recognition.

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