Here is a robot designed to motivate runners to push themselves harder. The PUMA BeatBot is a programmable, self-driving line-following robot that gives runners a visual target to beat. They just have to set their time, put the robot on the track, and go.
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Here is a cute bear that keeps seniors in touch with loved ones. The bear can be programmed to read out messages received from a connected mobile phone. Owners can reply to messages by shaking Kokokuma’s left hand and speaking to it.
Meet the Super Guzzilla: a tanker robot that weighs over 15 tons and stands up to 5 meters. It has an aluminum body and industrial cutter and crusher hands. The robot is developed by Taguchi.
We have covered the iCub robot here a number of times in the past. It is a humanoid robot shaped as a four-year old child. It is based on an open platform. This video shows the robot performing balancing moves on one foot. According to the developers, the simulation can be replicated on Linux and OS X.
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Meet ZOWI: a biped robot designed to get children familiar with technology. This robot can be controlled via Bluetooth. You can reprogram it to teach it new skills. It is also possible to add new sensors and use Bitbloq to get more done with this robot. The below video shows what ZOWI has to offer:
In the past few months, we have covered plenty of awesome educational kits here. The Sensoric Mega Set from Tinkerbots comes with sensors, motors, and everything you need to build cars, animals, and other fun robots. This video shows how you can use the grabber base to add sugar to your drink.
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Meet the Strandmaus: a 8-legged walker inspired by Theo Jansen’s designs. Unlike his design, the Strandmaus uses two Servo City gearmotors to work. Jeremy S. Cook has shared a video of it on YouTube:
So you enjoy playing Piano Tiles on your smart devices but wish you could improve your performance dramatically? You could always rely on a robot to do it. This video from DenverFinn shows a record breaking Piano Tiles performance by a robot. The developer used a Teensy 3.2 to receive tile data and send step/direction data to stepper drivers. The robot has conductive foam on brass bars to touch the screen.
What do you think? Are you impressed?
Meet OceanOne: a humanoid robot with AI and haptic feedback systems to allow pilots to explore the depths of oceans and feel what the robot touches. OceanOne has two arms and stereo vision. It is designed to go very deep underwater.
Multiple car manufactures are exploring the idea of introducing self driving cars. Nissan’s Piloted Drive is an advanced autonomous car that can handle complex driving situations using its 360-degree view camera system. It has laser scanners to navigate in tightest spaces.
