Meet AILA: a mobile dual-arm robot with 2 7DOF arms, cameras, laser scanners, 4 DOF torso and 12 DOF mobile platform that can take on a variety of tasks. AILA’s base has 6 wheels. The robot has a total of 32 degrees of freedom.
Meet the PEDDY: an interactive robot that lets you watch, feed, and keep your pet active. It combines with your iOS or Android device, so you can watch your pet when you are not around. PEDDY has an automatic food dispenser and auto-play mode.
Here is another robot from KUKA that makes life easier for medial professionals. The KUKA LBR Med is available in 7 and 14kg payload variants. As this video shows, it can measure contact force between ultrasound probe and the body, making real-time visualization available to the operator.
So you love watching battle bots on TV? With GEIO robots, you can now combat against your friends. These smart bots feature auto targeting and visual recognition. You get a first person view of the action on your smartphone.
Here is another robot kit that teaches kids the basics of programming. The Highgo robot comes with 289 blocks and graphic programming interface. These bots can be controlled from a smartphone.
Teaching robots new skills is easier said than done. In good old days, you’d have to write code to get it done. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could use a VR headset to virtually guide robots through tasks? Pieter Abbeel and his students at the University of California, Berkeley are working on such an idea.
Rethink Robotics’ Intera 5.2 software is here. This software platform provides insights to manufacturers in real-time, so they can optimize their robotics operations. The software comes with Intera Insights, which displays key performance indicators through a customizable dashboard on the Sawyer’s on-board display.
Line manager will be able to view part count, speed, cycle time, and other relevant info. The data allows manufacturers to determine how their line is working. Manufactures can also integrate external cameras to do more with their robots.
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Robots have been used to study the underwater world a lot in the past. EPFL researchers have come up with a new miniature robot to swim with fish and learn how they communicate with each other. The robot is 7 centimeters long and has magnets that link it to a tiny engine under the aquarium to move it.
We all know the importance of cleaning the toilet regularly. Now you can get a robot to do it. The SpinX is a fully automatic toilet cleaning robot that cleans the bowl and seat, so you don’t have to. It gets the job done in 90 seconds.
Here is a robot that plows snow, so you don’t have to. The ATR Orbiter is fully electric and tracked, so it can take on sand, snow, and challenging terrain. This radio controlled mobile robot crawler comes with an electric winch, stainless steel front lift , and remote control range of 150 meters.
