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Robot Visual Learner: UMD Robot Learns By Observing

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Teaching robots new skills is not always straight forward. In the future, robots will be able to learn by observing people. Take this UMD robot for instance. The Robot Visual Learner learns how to make a beverage by observing people. The robot is not just copying the action but understands its goal.

UMD robot learns to make a beverage by observing people.

The robot relies on artificial reasoning, robot planning algorithms, and computer vision technology to do the job.

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Launcher for Dash Robot

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Remember Dash? It is a cute educational robot that gets your kids familiar with programming. Launcher for Dash lets you do more with the robot. It is an accessory that turns your Dash Robot into a projectile launching machine. You will be able to control iOS and Android apps for Dash to load, launch, and reload. The kit comes with 3 projectiles and 6 stacking targets. Not too expensive either.

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Otto: Wall-mounted Drawing Robot

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Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including producing works of art. Otto is a cool robot that can draw vector shapes based on input from a computer. As you can see, the robot makes it look easy but there are many challenges involved with this project. Let’s not forget that chalk is not perfect and there is friction on the wall.

DIY: Desktop RoboTurret w/ Pixy and Nerf Gun

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RoboTurret

Building robots can be a great educational experience. We have already covered plenty of cool DIY robots here in the past. This Desktop RoboTurret from Robot Geek is also fun to build. It automatically tracks down and fires upon enemies. You are going to need a Pixy camera module, a RobotGeek pan/tilt base, a foam dart gun, and a Geekduino to get started.

AirCar: 2-in-1 Quadcopter & Flying Car

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Meet AirCar: a flying car and quadcopter that moves on the ground and in the air. It has a 4-axis structure and 6 axis gyro. The vehicle is capable of performing flips in the air. You get a 2.4GHz controller for it.

Humanoid Robot Walking On a Tightrope

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Humanoid Robot

There are plenty of sophisticated robot kits available on the market. Many of them are programmable, which means you can teach your robots new tricks. As this video shows, you can teach robots to walk on a tightrope.

HR-OS5 Humanoid Research Robot

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Here is a humanoid robot designed specifically for researchers. The HR-OS5 Humanoid Robot has a 5052 aircraft aluminum construction and modular design. You get 12 MX-106T, 6 MX-64T, and 2 MX-28T DYNAMIXEL servos from ROBOTIS to get started. The on-board CPU has an Intel NUC D54250WYK (with an Intel Core i5-4250U, 4 GB RAM, and 32 GB storage).

DURUS Humanoid Robot w/ Dynamic Locomotion

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We have covered plenty of humanoid robots here in the past. Not all of them are capable of achieving highly dynamic, efficient locomotion. DURUS is different. It is a humanoid robot with stable bipedal locomotion. It is strong and fast.

Loon Copter Underwater Drone

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Loon Copter

Most drones are capable of flying in the air only. The Loon Copter is different. It is a versatile multi-rotor platform that flies in the air, floats on the surface of the water with its sensors below it, and can even perform moves underwater. Since it is buoyant, the Loon Copter does not require any energy to float.

Humanoid Balance Using Hands

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Humanoid Balance Using Hands

Keeping robots balanced is always a challenge. We have already covered plenty of cool robots that can keep their balance when pushed. This robot is capable of keeping itself balanced using its hands. As you can see, the robot uses its hands to return to its original position when pushed or kicked.

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