Many researchers are always looking for new ways to improve obstacle avoidance in drones. This video from Ross Allen shows how a robot can be taught to avoid obstacles dynamically. For this test, a quadcopter was used to avoid contact.
In the past few months, we have covered plenty of cool telepresence robots that you can buy for your business. Joey Wilson has built his own robot. It uses sound control to perform. The robot lets users to attend meetings at a remote location. It can be controlled using a series of simple tones.
Having to shovel snow during winter is not fun. Why not rely on a robot to get the job done? The 6WD RC Snow Plow Robot Platform is a powerful machine with a mounted ATV snow plow that can drive up steep slopes and climb curbs. You get a Spektrum remote control to wirelessly drive the robot.
This robot snow plow comes with 2 x 135 RPM wheelchair motors, 13-inch tiller wheels, Sabertooth 2×60 motor controller, and everything you need to get started. More information is available here.
Here is a female robot modeled after Scarlett Johansson that can answer to a set of preprogrammed questions. The developer spent a year and half and over $50k to make this robot. Ricky Ma used 3D printing technology to build the body.
In the past, we have covered robotics project that involve teaching robots how to automatically adapt to injuries like animals. As Jean-Baptiste Mouret explains, the Intelligent Trial and Error algorithm enables robots to adapt to damage in am matter of minutes. The team has extended the algorithm to allow robots to learn to compensate for damages while completing their tasks.
In the past few months, we have covered people doing all kinds of interesting things with their drones. These guys have attached a chainsaw to a drone to control it from a remote location. It can be used to cut branches and maybe even attack zombies from a safe distance.
Here is an educational robot that dances to music. Wigl hears notes from any instrument and responds with lights, movements, and special moves. It has a microphone, microcontroller, and motors. It has an auto and programming modes.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of awesome robotic arms. The Lynxmotion AL5D PLTW Robotic Arm is another kit with everything you need for your robotics projects. This 4 degrees of freedom robotic arm offers accurate, repeatable movement. It comes with a SSC-32U servo controller board, FlowArm software, and everything you need to get started.
Meet the IG52 Mecanum Wheel Robot: a programmable robot that can move in any direction. This Arduino robot comes with a CNC cut 4WD base, 8 inch Mecanum wheels, IG52 24V 136RPM gear motors, Sabertooth 2x25A Motor Controller, 12V battery, and everything you need to get started. The robot weighs about 60 lbs.
The above video shows how this robot performs.
