In the past few years, we have covered plenty of cool soft robots. Wyss Institute researchers have built robots with a multi-layered structure that can go from soft to rigid. The structure consists of flexible material wrapped in a plastic envelope and connected to a vacuum. When the vacuum is on, the structure becomes stiff and can hold its shape.
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Here is a robotic system designed to make the hair restoration process easier. The ARTAS Robotic System combines with the ARTAS Hair Studio to allow physicians to create and execute customized hair transplant designs. It identifies optimal hairs to use for transplant. Hair is harvested with robotic precision and transplanted into thinning areas.
So you would like to make your drone look like a UFO at night? Adafruit has just the project for you to try. It is all about 3D printing a custom mount to attach NeoPixels to a Phantom 4 drone. You are going to need an Adafruit Trinket, USB cables, 3D printing filament, and a few other simple parts to complete this project.
Here is an advanced humanoid robot designed with researchers in mind. The ROBOTIS OP3 has 20 degrees of freedom, an Intel NUC with i3 processor as its brain, and DYNAMIXEL XM430 actuators with metallic case and gears.
Meet the GoPal: a mobile robot that automates transport of pallets. It uses pallet stations to load and unload items. The station parks under the pallet and lifts it off to put it on the robot. Data on all robots is collected and logged in the GoControl computer.
It is no secret that robotic animals have been used in the past to study wolves and other wildlife species. For this video, a robot was used to show how Langur monkeys grieve a dead baby. They mistook a motionless robotic Spy Langur Monkey for a dead baby and started grieving:
There is no better way to learn about drones than building and programming your own. The H4WK is a programmable drone kit with 3D printed chassis and motor mounts, autonomous flight capability, and everything you need to get started.
In the future, drones will be used to deliver packages all over the world. The idea is being tested in plenty of places already. The Flytrex drone delivery system was recently deployed in Panama City. These flying machines are used to deliver banking materials between the branches of Credicorp Bank.
Meet the Streetwise Nightwatcher: a robotic security camera with light that lets you keep a close eye on your property. The NightWatcher SWNW760 starts recording when motion is detected. It connects to the Internet to alert you when motion is detected. The unit has 16 LEDs to produce 1200 lumens of light.
