Those of you who have been watching the Olympic games have probably heard about robots that are being used to capture shots underwater. This Underwater Robotic Camera System from MRMC is capable of doing just that. It can be used in swimming and diving pools to capture time-lapses and videos underwater.
Meet the Omnicopter: a flying machine with 6 degrees-of-freedom that can generate forces and torques in any direction, allowing it to fly at arbitrary altitudes. The Omnicopter is a 45cm cube activated by 8 brushless motors. Its propellers can produce positive and negative thrust.
In the past few months, we have covered a bunch of robotic systems that can help patients recover from serious injuries. The Erigo is robotic system for rehabilitation of neurological patients. It accelerates the recovery process with intensive sensorimotor stimulation and prevents damage due to immobilization.
Drone racing can be lots of fun and challenging at the same time. It all depends on the obstacle course you take on. Ford got two of the world’s best drone pilots to take on an obstacle course with a “drifting Focus RS, a smoking Mustang, and a robot.”
Underwater drones are nothing new. We have covered a bunch of them capable of performing simple and complex missions in the ocean. ReefScouts are underwater robots that can map and complete other tasks. They are a simple swarm of robots that offer more benefits as a group.
Agricultural robots are going to become even more sophisticated in the future. Farmers are already using them to pick apples and strawberries and even herd animals. The Di-Wheel is a concept robot with two powered wheel modules for agricultural use. It features adjustable track width.
Plenty of drone fans use GoPro cameras to capture aerial video. You want to add a GoPro to your racing drone? tahitianrider has shared a guide that shows you how to combine a racing drone with a GoPro gimbal to capture stabilized video at high speeds.
For this project, you are going to need a quadcopter, an action cam, a 3-axis gimbal system, and a 3D printer. You will need a couple of hours to complete this project if you have all the parts.
So you want to control your robotic rover wirelessly? RobotGeek has posted a guide that shows you how to do just that by adding an infrared remote control to your robot. For this project, they used a Geekbot V2, RobotGeek IR receiver, and an infrared remote.
PLEN2 is one of the cutest robots around. It is a 3D printable open source robot capable of dancing, carrying objects, and performing other moves. Its owners can always 3D print custom components for it and teach it new tricks.
