Meet Mirobot: an educational robot that teaches you about programming, technology, and engineering. It can draw shapes, so you don’t have to. This Arduino compatible robot can be built easily. It has a web interface and comes with collision detection, line following, and sound. The kit comes presoldered.
Meet Smartbe: a smart, self-propelled stroller that moves with you as you jog and walk. It has 3 modes and keeps a safe distance as you move. The Smartbe stroller comes with a whole host of useful features, including adjustable frame & handlebar, battery charger, light signals, feeding bottle warmer, wireless speaker, safety belt wrist strap, and gravity center control system.
Operating drones can be fun as long as you can avoid obstacles. UAVs of the future will be even smarter when it comes to obstacle avoidance. Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have demonstrated software that allows drones to stop on a dime and move over, under, and around obstacles.
Meet eMotion: a telepresence robot that lets you use your tablet to interact with others around the world. It gives your tablets wheels and lets you video chat over the Internet. eMotion lets you attend meetings at remote locations, monitor your pet, and interact with your loved ones.
Meet the AeroMaster : a versatile quadcopter with a distance range of 1 km. It has 12″ propellers and comes with everything you need to fly. The power display system provides you with battery capacity info. The quadcopter can fly for up to 15 minutes. You can add optional gimbals to capture aerial videos.
The Myo Armband is a wonderful tool that can measure muscle activation signals, allowing you to control robots and drones with hand movements. Johns Hopkins University researcher have developed a new surgical technique that allows an amputee to control a modular prosthetic arm with two Myo armbands.
Here is a robotic carry-on that follows you wherever you go. NUA automatically follows you and avoids obstacles. It charges your smartphone, tablet, and other devices. NUA sends real-time data like weight and location to your smartphone.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including offering fashion recommendations. The below video shows the Pepper robot running a fashion recommendation system. This software allows customers to find the right clothing items for their figure.
We have covered plenty of cool humanoid robots here in the past. The Atlas robot is quite special though. The robot is built by Boston Dynamics. As you can see in the below video, the robot demonstrates whole-body coordinated motions with a control algorithm by IHMC.
So you want to learn more about robotics and electronics? The Rokit Kit has you covered. It has 11 modes and does not require any soldering for you to get started. You can build a line-following, rubber band gun, and other robots with this. The kit includes motors, smart board, wheels, metal frames, and other parts to get started.
