FAROS Wall-Climbing Robot
Here is a fireproof aerial robot that can land and climb on walls. It can be used to for structural health monitoring and other complex missions. The below video shows how FAROS can move on a brick wall.
Shawarma / Doner Kebab Robot For Restaurants
Robots are going to take many jobs from us. That includes doing work at restaurants. This doner kebab robot has an automatic, laser guided rotating knife with multiple settings for different cut quantities. As you can see in this video, it’s pretty fast too!
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The good news is these robots still can’t fully replace human workers. More information is available here.
Trainerbot Smart Ping Pong Robot Can Play Any Shot
Ping Pong robots are nothing new. We have covered a bunch of them here in the past. The Trainerbot is a smartphone enhanced table tennis robot that gives you direction, spin, and trajectory control. You will be able to program sequences to work on your game.
SNUMAX Soft Robot with Origami Wheels
Meet SNUMAX : a soft robot with transformable origami wheels and a soft manipulator to move around and pick up objects. It has an adaptive gripper to pick up objects. BioRobotics Lab is behind this robot. It has won the RoboSoft Grand Challenge. The below video shows how it works:
Myo: Gesture-based Control For Robot Arms
The Myo armband is a neat wearable device you can use to control robots, drones, and other smart gadgets. As this video shows, you can use two Myo units to control an industrial robot arm. They detect orientation and gestures, allowing the operator to pick up and manipulate objects with ABB robots.
DHL Parcelcopter 3.0 Delivering Packages
Drones are going to deliver packages to people in the future. Multiple companies are already working on these ideas. This video shows the DHL Parcelcopter 3.0 delivering packages to a remote part of the Bavarian Alps. It handles deliveries and pick-ups fully automatically.
Disaster Response Climbing Robot
Robots are going to play big roles in search and rescue missions in the future. They can certainly perform tasks dangerous to firefighters and other professionals. This video shows a disaster response robot climbing a structure.
Gymnast Robot Performing Rings Routine
Gymnast Robots are nothing new. We have covered them performing simple and complex routines in the past. This robot from hinamitetu can work the rings. It can lift its body, spin, and perform on the rings like a pro.
Hyundai Wearable Robot Gives You Strength
In the future, workers will wear robotic exoskeletons to lift heavy items and get work done with less stress on their body. Hyundai’s Exoskeleton gives the wearer extra strength. Users will be able to lift objects hundreds of kg in weight.
B2 3D-Printed Bat Robot
Meet the B2 Bat Bot: a flying machine with 6 DOF IMU sensor package, five DC motors, carbon-fiber frame, 3D printed parts, and silicone based membrane wings that weighs only 92 grams. By replicating bat flight patterns, the robot can offer a longer battery life than regular quadcopters.
