Meet Pinokio: a cute lamp driven by Arduino that maintains eye contact with its subject. It uses a web cam, image processing software and 6 servos to keep up. It uses an image processing software to identify people through its web cam and maintain eye contact with them.
Here is a log lifting robot made with LEGO. The robot can grab and pick up pieces of food. It is not the fastest robot, but it does the job. The below video shows how this log lifting robot works:
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Robots handling tough objects is not a challenge. Things are a bit more interesting when you want them to automate tasks that involve fragile items. This video from Soft Robotics shows how robots with soft grippers can move food items around without damaging them.
Meet the Gowe Educational Robot: a robotic kit designed with hobbyists and kids in mind. The robot lets you mount 17 micro servos. It has 10 lower body joints. The kit comes with various servo brackets, screws, and everything you need to get started. The below idea gives you a better idea what you can do with it:
Remember the Neato Botvac Connected Robot? This vacuum cleaning robot is now compatible with Apple Watch and Android Wear. Botvac Connected users can now start, stop and receive notifications about cleaning sessions on their wrist. The robot has two cleaning modes and smart laser navigation.
Boston Dynamics is behind many awesome robots. We have covered its most recent robot just a few days ago. Sand Flea is still remains one of the coolest robots by these guys. It weighs 11-lb and can jump 30 feet in the air.
Meet Sweep: a LiDAR sensor that makes your drones and robots smarter. It offers 360-degree sensing, making it possible for your robots to avoid obstacles and map their surroundings. This is also a perfect solution for students exploring mapping and navigation problems.
Adelbaran Nao and Pepper robots are wonderful tools capable of learning and interacting with their owners. Thanks to the Zora software, they can be used to keep seniors engaged. This video from Sun Sentinel shows how Zora works:
Drone racing can be lots of fun. But we have not seen quadcopters race real cars. This video shows a race between a racing drone and a McLaren 650s:
Meet the DJI Phantom 4: a brand new drone with a sensor system that lets it avoid obstacles automatically. It can also follow subjects using ActiveTrack. You can fly with a tap of the finger. The drone has a max speed of 44 mph. It offers 28 minutes of flight time and a max range of 3.1 miles.
