Robotic Haunted Typewriter for Halloween
Here is an antique typewriter with a motion sensor that spells HELP automatically when triggered. Its keys and carriage move automatically. Sound effects are also played to complete the experience.
Ryan: Companion Robot for Alzheimer’s Patients
Plenty of companies are working on companion robots for the elderly and people with mobility issues. Ryan is a robot designed with Alzheimer’s patients in mind. It helps people who are lonely or need support. Its artificial intelligent software comes with cognitive games to keep the user’s brain active.
Animated Skeleton Telephone for Halloween
We have covered plenty of cool spooky robot ideas for Halloween. This Animated Skeleton Telephone is also worth a look. It is a motion-activated telephone with skull and bones that entertains your guests. It features a self-turning dial with sound effects.
AxiDraw V3 XLX Writing/Drawing Robot
Meet the AxiDraw V3 XLX: a robot capable of producing human-like drawings and writings. It has twice the travel distance in the X direction in comparison to the regular AxiDraw version with enough space to fit two full side-by-side pages. This machine can be used to create works of art, prepare formal invitations, and produce other documents.
Guardian XO Powered Exoskeleton
Here is another robot that gives you superpowers. The Guardian XO is a powered, untethered exoskeleton that increases human strength and lets people take on challenging, repetitive tasks. The robot lets you safely lift 200 lbs of weight. It has dexterous end effectors and force feedback features for accurate completion of tasks.
AMY Intelligent Service Robots
Meet the AMY Robot: an intelligent service bot with speech interaction, autonomous navigation, telepresence, and cloud that has security, education, entertainment, and many other applications. It can make conversations with people, provide information, and perform a variety of tasks.
Creature Head Open Animatronics Kit
So you would like to build your own robotic creatures? The Creature Head Open Animatronics Kit has you covered. It comes with 2 DOF eyes and a jaw that opens and closes. You also get servos, NodeMCU, 3D printed and laser cut parts, WiFi controller, and everything you need to get started.
ANYmal Robot Learns to Use an Elevator
Remember ANYmal? It is a quadrupedal robot with autonomous navigation system for challenging environments. It can plan its path and select footholds while walking. It can do even more with thermal cameras, microphones, and other sensors.
TIAGo Robot Learning by Demonstration
Remember the TIAGo robot? It is a smart bot for research with mapping, multi-sensor navigation, obstacle avoidance, and dexterous manipulation capability. It comes with camera, microphone, speaker, lifting torso, 5 finger underactuated hand, 7DOF arm, laptop tray, and a whole host of other features.
Walmart Robots To Scan Shelves
Walmart is the latest company getting serious about automation. The company is testing using robots to scan shelves to handle repeatable and predictable tasks. These robots scan shelves for out-of-stock items, incorrect prices, and products with missing labels.
