Meet Fred: an ultra-realistic humanoid robot made for the launch of the 2nd season of Westworld. Engineers at Engineered Arts created the robot for NOW TV with full speech and motors. It took 3 months to complete. The goal was to fool people into believing the robot was alive.
So you are looking for a kit to help you get started in AI development? The AIY Vision Kit from Google might help. It is a smart camera that can recognize objects, detect faces, and emotions. You can download and play around with image recognition neural networks to customize it.
Here is a cool 12 meter steel pedestrian bridge that was 3D printed by robots. It is also fitted with smart sensors. Dutch designer Joris Laarman worked with MX3D to build this bridge which will eventually span a canal in Amsterdam. For this project, 6-axis robots were used to build the structure in the air from molten steel.
Robots are already capable of performing dangerous tasks for us. This robot fireman which has joined the fire department in China’s Xiamen city is more than capable of putting out dangerous fires. It stands 2.14 meters and weighs 3.7 tons.
Here is another all-terrain robot that can perform inspection in tight spaces. The SST2 Inspection Robot has a footprint of 6.5″ x 10.75″. It comes with a color camera with wide view and built-in LEDs, allowing you to see in dark places.
The idea of robots parking cars is nothing new. We have already covered a bunch of garages that use robots to get it done. Stanley Robotics is developed an automated valet service with robots that can move any car. The system makes life easier for customers and optimizes the car parking process.
Thanks to these robots, garages can manage space better. A smart software is used to coordinate all the robots. More info is available here.
Here is another robot that can work at hospitals to enable workers and clinicians to become more productive. The RAN project aims to develop a robot to automate frequent and labor intensive tasks of taking blood samples. The RAN system can safely pick and deliver items to the nurses.
Here is a robot suitcase smart enough to recognize its owner, automatically follow, and avoid obstacles. The Airwheel SR3 robot identifies its owner with real-time visual recognition. It comes with a camera, radar, ultrasonic receiver, and SLAM technology.
Here is another robot kit that gets your kids familiar with coding and robotics. The WeeeBot Jeep 2-in-1 STEM Robot has everything you need to build a line follower robot or jeep robot. It comes with a drag & drop graphic programming interface.
