Meet SHIVAA: a smart strawberry picking robot from the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center. It comes with smart fruit ripeness detection. It relies on an artificial intelligence trained on multispectral imaging data to recognize degree of ripeness. The position of the strawberries to be picked is transmitted to the robot. The below video gives you a better idea how this robot works:
The Unitree B2 shouldn’t need any introduction as it has gotten a lot of coverage in the media already. It is a robot dog that can run at speeds up to 6 m/s. It is smart enough to cope with slippery and uneven surfaces. It can climb 40cm high platforms and other obstacles. The B2 can be used in wheeled and legged form.
This is the RicMonk: a 3-link brachiating robot that uses passive grippers for more efficient operation. This robot resembles gibbons anatomically. This is an open source project that uses low cost components. It can perform bidirectional brachiating maneuvers.
Here is a humanlike robot with ChatGPT and AI vision that is ready to be expanded and personalized. The WORTHYBOT Mark X humanoid robot features dynamic facial expressions. You can control it with voice commands or through its touchscreen display. Mark X can be programmed with Python, Blockly, and JavaScript.
This is the SAQIEL: an ultra-lightweight robot with a passive 3D wire aligner that achieves low inertia when it operates. As the researchers explain, this robot has 7 degrees of freedom. It weighs only 1.5kg. It uses a clever mechanism to wind wires using motors.
It is no secret that robots are going to fight our battles in the future. Take the THeMIS UGV for instance: it is a weaponized ground robot that protect soldiers’ lives on the battlefield. It has a hybrid diesel electric drive and modular design. It has 750kg capacity. The below video shows it tested at the US Army’s Expeditionary Warrior Experiment.
This is the Airseekers Tron: a 5-camera lawn mower that doesn’t require boundary wiring or RTK base stations to get the job done. It has an adjustable cutting height of 1.2 to 3.5 inches and can mow up to 1.5 acres. It can handle slopes up to 65%. It has 3 RGB cameras and dual cameras for 300-degree field of view.
This is the Yahboom MicroROS Pi5: a Raspberry Pi powered robot car ready for Python and C programming. It is based on ROS2-Humble. It has a MS200 LiDAR for indoor and outdoor mapping, path planning, and obstacle avoidance. It has a 2MP camera for AI visual recognition.
This robot is capable of following a line and tracking colors and faces. It comes with gesture recognition. It combines with your phone to show you its map. It uses a 7.4V 2000mAh rechargeable battery.
This is the Figure 01 Robot: an autonomous humanoid robot with hands that can open doors and use tools. It stands 5’6″ tall, weighing 60kg. It has max speed of 1.2m/s. It has payload capacity of 20kg. As this video shows, Figure can now pick up and move bins onto the conveyor.
The company behind it has just raised $675m in Series B funding. The above video shows it in action.
Amazon introduced its Astro robot a while ago. It can help you keep an eye on your home. The Amazon Astro for Business is designed to monitor your place of business. It has a HD night vision periscope camera and can monitor up to 5000 sqft of space. You can check in on your business from anywhere.
