Meet the CARLoS robot: a modular solution built with off-the-shelf parts that can serve as a robot co-worker. It comes with a tracked mobile platform, force/torque sensor, welding machine, laser sensors and ROS based control. It is smart enough to work around humans.
Meet the IDSC Tailsitter: an agile flying machine with hover capabilities and an efficient forward flight system. It has two propellers and two flaps for better control. The vehicle is designed to recover from any initial condition. It can transition between hover and forward flight and perform high speed maneuvers.
We all love birds, but in certain areas such as airports and agricultural fields, they can be a hazard. Dutch company Clear Flight Solutions has developed remote-controlled robotic birds to address this problem. These robots have a realistic appearance and propel themselves by flapping their wings. Their bodies are laser sintered in glass-filled polyamide.
Researchers are always trying different experiments involving humans and robots to learn ways to improve robots. Needybody is an experiment from the Lodge at Wieden+Kennedy designed to connect with people.
Meet the Coder MiP: a cute, programmable balancing robot with a drag & drop programming interface. It lets your kids use block-based programming to teach the robot new tricks. It has sensors to sense its surroundings and avoid obstacles. The robot can respond to your swipes, claps, and other gestures.
Meet the Inspectorbots 4WD FPV Spider Mite Robot: a teleoperated FPV robot with a color pan/tilt camera and onboard LEDs to help you monitor hazardous environments. You can record video while looking up, down, or in other directions.
Plenty of factories are using robots to help their workers become more productive. This video shows a fully autonomous robot in Tesla’s Gigafactory. The robot doesn’t need magnets to move on the ground and can detect and avoid obstacles.
Humanoid robots are getting smarter and can perform certain tasks autonomously. With smart suits like this, operators can control industrial robots from a distance. This wireless haptic data suit provides the operator with a 3D feedback:
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Robots playing soccer is nothing new. In fact, they have their own competition. This video shows the igus Humanoid Open Platform robot in action. It is a modular, open-source humanoid robot for research and education.
