Meet the Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV: a multi-terrain robot with various sensors that can capture video, audio, and environmental information. It can patrol predefined routes or in a stationary position. In its semi-autonomous mode, the robot can respond to incidents.
Meet the SnowBot Pro from Left Hand Robotics: a snow clearing robot that can clear 12 hours of human work in less than 1.5 hours. The robot comes with a 4′ wide rotating brush to get the job done. It uses GPS to follow a pre-determined path and array of sensors to avoid obstacles.
So you would like to make your robots and drones smarter? The OWL-i LiDAR sensor can help with that. It has a dust/water resistant unibody and works with Arduino and Raspberry Pi. OWL-i offers 360-degree scanning with a range of 40m and accuracy of +/- 2.5cm.
This is a Bluetooth enabled device. You can support this project on Indiegogo.
Here is a robotic drum kit based on a custom Arduino system that can work the drums like a pro. It comes with a laser cut chassis, 6 striking arms, and 3D printed components. You can use MIDI notes from your favorite software to play the drums. Each arm has scalable velocity control.
Meet the SoftHand 2.5: a soft robot anthropomorphic hand that can grasp objects in different shapes. It has a single motor to move the fingers and control synergies. Researchers at IIT in Genova and Università di Pisa are behind this promising robotic hand.
Meet the Centimetre Bot: a tiny robot capable of performing various tasks autonomously. It can be used for inspection, surveillance, and other tasks. This particular robot comes with on-board computing, sensors, power management, high torque motors, and solar panel. It also has space for additional payload.
Meet the GamePRo: a robotic device that attaches to a 3DS console to perform tasks. It uses servo motors to press buttons on the device and has a webcam to detect changes on the console’s top screen. A bunch of programs are already available for Pokemon games.
Here is an innovative robotic learning technology that enables robots to imagine the future of their actions to figure out how to manipulate objects they have never seen before. UC Berkeley researchers have developed this visual foresight technology to enable robots to predict what their camera will see if they perform a task.
Surgeons will use even more sophisticated robots in the future to perform complex operations. MMI’s miniaturized surgical robotic instruments is a platform for surgeons that allows them to control two tiny articulated microinstruments for reconstruction procedures.
CES 2018 is already expected to be one exciting event for tech enthusiasts. If you love robots and drones, you are going to find a few interesting ones at the event. Yamaha is also expected to bring its MOTOROiD and MOTOBOT to CES. MOTOROiD is a motorcycle with built-in AI that recognizes its rider and offers automated riding.
