Meet the Thunder Tiger K-Rock: a rugged RC toy that lets you pull of fancy moves outside. It has a realistic roll cage and a durable chassis. K-Rock has electroplated wheels, a 17mm aluminum hub, LED lights, and a realistic sound system. The below video shows what you can do with it:
Robots are already being used by manufacturers for operational efficiency. As the below video shows, DENSO VS-Series robots can be used to perform inspection of parts with curved reflective surfaces. These robots are fast and have a 7 kg max payload capacity. The robot has a footprint of only 200 x 200 mm.
Robotic Rubik’s Cube solvers are nothing new. We have covered a bunch of them in the past. This robot is capable of solving a Rubik’s cube puzzle in just over 1 second. It has webcams, stepper motors, and a mechanism for the robot to turn the cube. The system relies on an algorithm to find the fewest number of moves to solve the puzzle.
Meet the Bub Drone: a tiny FPV quadcopter with a 720p camera that you can control from your smartphone or tablet. It has an adjustable speed and flexible propellers. This mini quadcopter is capable of performing 360-degree flips and rotations. It has a 6-axis gyro to provide you with a stable flight.
Meet Care-O-bot 4 : a modular robot assistant designed support humans in their daily life. It can be used to deliver food, assist with cleaning, and more. Businesses can rely on it to support and provide better service to customers. Care-O-bot 4 has 6 plug & play modules and up to 31 degrees of freedom. The robot has a touchscreen, microphones, and speaker.
So you want to build your own robotic flamethrower? FollowNikko has published a quick guide that shows you how to get started. This Arduino-powered flamethrower robot is the work of a 19-year-old Engineering student. You are going to need an Arduino Nano, Bluetooth module, Servo TowerPro SG5010 , batteries, brass pipe, steel sheet, trolley wheel, and a few other parts to complete this project.
We have covered plenty of cool educational robots here in the past. Kamigami robots are educational toys your kids can build without any tools. The companion app helps users learn the basics of programming. Kamigami robots can run up to five feet per second.
Robots are wonderful tools to rely on to explore other planets. It is nice to know that various companies are already working on robotic rovers for space exploration. This video from the Verge covers Audi’s Moon Rover that will go to the moon as a part of Google’s X Prize challenge.
Arduino is a wonderful platform to learn electronics. We have covered plenty of Arduino compatible robots here in the past. AbelN2 has shared a guide that shows how to build your own robot hand with Arduino. You are going to need a BreadBoard, an ATmega328 16M 5V Micro-controller CH340G board for Arduino, sensors, servos for the hand, and a few other parts to get started.
Robots are already being used by many scientists for research projects. These squishy robot fingers can be used to gather organisms from deep-water environments. Let’s not forget that these organisms are fragile, so these robots need to be delicate with their approach.
