In the past few months, we have covered plenty of cool DIY robots. MahmoudTolba has shared a guide that shows you how to build Sauron: The Lord Of The Robots. This robot has two 3 DOF arms and a 3 DOF head. It also comes with a fixed base. The robot has standby, game pad, and imitation modes. In the last mode, it can imitate your movements.
Meet the Milrem THeMIS: a modular UGV that can be mounted with various gear to handle search, rescue, and reconnaissance missions. This hybrid unmanned ground vehicle has a base that measures 2000mm long and 900mm high. It has a payload capacity of 750kg.
Meet PowerEgg: a drone with a 360-degree panoramic 4K HD camera on a 3-axis gimbal that lets you capture stunning footage outdoors. It has long range video transmission and an advanced indoor positioning system. The drone has a lightweight design and easy controls. The product is expected to ship in the Q2 of 2016.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future. That includes making us coffee. We have already covered plenty of cool robots form SuperDroid Robots in the past. This video shows a HD2 Mastiff robot using a 6-axis arm to make coffee. For those of you not familiar with this robot, it is a rugged surveillance robot for hazardous environments.
Meet the Ada Hand: a fully articulated robotic hand with 5 degrees of freedom and PC/Mac control. Its PCB is based around the ATMEGA2560 microcontroller and can be programmed using the Arduino programming environment. The kit can be assembled in around 1 hour using simple tools.
Here is a quadcopter by DARPA that can achieve a 20 m/s flight when fully loaded with sensors. It was developed as a part of DARPA’s Fast Lightweight Autonomy Program. The goal is to develop UAVs that require minimal human intervention and less processing power. These UAVs will be able to complete autonomous fights with no operator or GPS.
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Meet the Rook Drone: a home drone that connects to the Internet and lets you watch your place and keep an eye on your pet. The drone can be controlled using a point and drag interface on your smartphone or voice commands. You will also be able to remotely view pictures and videos on your phone.
Using robots to capture beautiful shots is nothing new. Take Spike for instance. It is a high speed motion control system that moves the camera freely, allowing pros to shoot high speed sequences with precision. The system supports repeatable camera moves, which can be created and modified in seconds.
Here is a 3D printed bionic arm that could make life easier for a lot of folks. Developers and artificial arm users will be able to customize it to build solutions suitable for them. We have heard a lot about this bionic arm in the media in the past. This video shows how you can set it up:
