It is no secret that robot dogs can take on tasks that can be dangerous for humans, including performing in nuclear facilities. This video from ANYbotics shows how ANYmal is being used to monitor nuclear waste at Onkalo. The robot autonomous patrols and monitors Finland’s spent nuclear fuel repository.
It is no secret that Amazon is working to fully integrate robots in its operations. Agility Robotics has teamed up with Amazon to use Digit robots at Amazon’s robotics research and development facility in Seattle. These robots are designed to work in spaces for humans and can handle repetitive tasks. The below video shows Digit in action:
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Here is an inchworm inspired robot that can carry loads more than 100g at speeds up to 9mm per second. Researchers experimented with number of activated sections, object size and material, supplied air pressure, and command execution rate to pull this off. It outperforms similar models in speed and load capacity.
As the researchers explain, they will use deep learning algorithms to enhance the control of these types of robots.
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Here is a cool 18DOF humanoid robot that can box and play soccer. It comes with app connectivity for easy control. You can also program it using a graphical programming interface. The XR-MRT humanoid robot has a customizable external armor and lights.
Here is a robot dog powered by Raspberry Pi that helps you take your coding skills to the next level. The ZBOT piQuadruped can walk in multiple directions. It comes with a camera for visual recognition. This robot supports ROS. It is ready for Python 3 coding.
This is the SunFounder PiDog: a Raspberry Pi powered robot dog that can take your coding skills to the next level. The PiDog comes with self balancing, ball tracing, and face recognition capability. It has an ultrasonic module and dual touch sensors. This robot can stretch, scratch its ears, stroll, and wag its tail.
Robots are already being used to keep people company and get work done at healthcare facilities. At Devanthro, robots are being used for elderly care. Robodies are human-operated avatars for remote caregivers. They are hand, eyes, and ears of caregivers. They offer human companionship to seniors.
Meet the Robosen Bumblebee G1: a Transformers inspired robot with block-based and manual programming. It has 17 servo motors for smooth movement. It also has a 6-axis IMU that detects its pose and allows for difficult moves, such as bending over and single-leg squats. It comes with Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity.
Meet the Youbionic X3: a 3D printable robot platform that can take your coding and electronics skills to the next level. It has a stronger structure than its predecessor and has integrated control on a single servo motor board for synced movements. It uses DS5160, DS3225, and MG90S servomotors across its body.
The Youbionic X3 ships with 3D printing files and assembly diagrams. By putting it together, you get a better understand how to build your own robots.
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In the past few years, we have covered plenty of robot dogs that can take on inspection tasks. These robots can also be programmed to manipulate things with their legs without relying on a dedicated robot arm. Researchers managed to pull it off by training a reinforcement learning policy that tracks position targets for one foot. As this video shows, the robot can open doors, push obstacles and perform other tasks with its leg.
