Meet the PneuHound: a robot dog capable of reaching speeds up to 9.5 km/h. It has pneumatic artificial muscles to move around. The below video shows how this robot dog moves:
PneuHound was developed in Adaptive Robotics Lab, Osaka University.
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Meet the Draganflyer Commander: a smart drone designed for agriculture, public safety, search & rescue, and aerial photography. It comes with a stabilized payload and digital video system. Its terrain sensor enables the drone to take-off and land reliably. You also get an app to wirelessly monitor battery juice.
In the past few months, we have covered plenty of cool robot hands and arms. This animatronic hand is controlled wirelessly. It has 6 degrees-of-freedom and mimics your hand movements using a smart glove. Fırat Sezer’s video shows how this hand works:
Meet the UP&GO drone: a flying camera with GPS that automatically follows you to capture beautiful shots. It takes off from your hands and lands right on them. The drone has a max altitude of 400 feet with a max range of 1600 feet. It can fly for 20 minutes at a max speed of 15 m/s.
Meet the Robomow RS622 Robotic Lawn Mower: a handy tool that helps you keep your lawn in top shape without having to break a sweat. It can handle lawns up to 1/2 acre. It has a rain sensor, support for multiple zones, child lock, and a base station for charging.
Meet the Drone-ovic: a drone with a 4K camera that helps tennis players work on their serves and smashes. It lets them try shots not possible with a regular ball machine. Coaches can use the camera to capture the performance of their players for further analysis.
Robots competing in soccer and other competitions is nothing new. The goal for Robocup is to develop humanoid soccer-playing robots that can beat humans. We are not there yet though. This video shows the NimbRo robot performing in the RoboCup Humanoid League soccer competition:
Here is an Arduino Robotic Gripper by Sam Baumgarten and Graham Hughes that can be controlled using a glove with flex sensors. The gripper has 3 servos to control 3D printed fingers. The vibrating motors combine with pressure sensors to provide you with haptic feedback.
Meet the Swivl C Robot: a smart mounting system for tablets and smartphones that automatically follows you as you move, allowing you to present and attend video conferences like a pro. The robot features automatically swiveling and tilting to follow up to 4 receivers. As you move, it makes sure you stay in the frame.
Here are robots capable of 3D printing custom pizzas for your customers. BeeHex robots can get the job done faster than humans. They can make customized pizzas in a clean fashion. These videos give you a better idea how these 3D pizza printers work:
