DIY: Imperial Shuttle Drone
Here is a drone project that should prove active to Star Wars fans. AJWoods has built an Imperial Shuttle Drone with folding wings. It has a 6 and 3 mm depron structure. The below video shows how this drone flies:
Chameleon Robot Changes Color to Blend In
Here is an interesting robot that can change its color to blend into its environment. Guoping Wang of Wuhan University, China, and his team have created this robot. It is covered in plasmonic displays. The developers used light sensors to recognize the background color. The below video shows the chameleon robot in action:
Chameleon robot changes colour to blend in
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Smart Shoot: Smart Shooting Robot for Smartphones
Meet the Smart Shoot: a robot for your smartphone with face recognition and intelligent tracking, allowing you to take handsfree photos and videos. The robot is compatible with iOS and Android devices. Simply start it, pair it via Bluetooth, and start shooting. You get a remote to interact with the robot.
Robot Chefs Make Ramen In Under 2 Minutes
Robots are going to prepare our foods in the future. In fact, a few companies are already working on robotic kitchens. These 2 robots are capable of preparing you some ramen. One robot takes care of boiling the noodles while the other is in charge of the soup. The robots work together to finish a bowl of noodles in around 1.5 minutes. Pretty cool, don’t you think?
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Elastic Turret Hexapod Aims & Fires Elastic Bands
Here is an educational robot with a dual servo powered turret that aims and fires elastic bands at your enemies. It is easy to assemble and can be customized with ez-bits. The robot has 24 x 5 volt tolerant digital ports and 8 x 5 volt tolerant analog ports. It supports up to 73 servos.
Geckobot: Wall Climbing Robot
Here is a robot that can climb walls reliably. The Geckobot has a motorized air suction system that allows it to walk vertically up and down smooth surfaces, such as glass, plastic, and whiteboards. As the name suggests, this robot mimics the movement of a real gecko, so two of its feet stay attached to the wall while the other two feet are lifted off of it.
Robotic Exoskeleton Lets Paralyzed Patients Walk
Robots are not only helping businesses become more operationally efficient, they are also making life easier for many people. Take SuitX’s Phoenix exoskeleton for instance. It is a robotic exoskeleton that lets paralyzed people walk again. It has a modular design and uses small motors to allow the wearer to control the movement of each leg. Users will be able to walk at up to 1.1 miles per hour. The battery life lasts up to 8 hours.
Humanoid Robot Balancing on Bongo Board
Programming robots to stay balanced on uneven terrain is not always straight forward. Chris I-B is working on a project involving a humanoid robotic balancing on a dynamic terrain. In this particular video, the robot tries to stay balanced on a bongo board.
Shadow Bot: Humanoid Robot + Kinect Mimics Humans
Meet the Shadow Bot: a cool humanoid robot that uses a Microsoft Kinect to mimic human actions. The developer uses a RoboBrothers RoboPhilo Humanoid Robot Kit, an Arduino Uno, a Breadboard, and a few other parts to complete the project. To play with it, simply stand in front of the Kinect device and move your arms. The robot will mimic your moves.
More information is available on Instructables.com.
VersaCopter V2: Build a Racing Drone
There are plenty of cool drones available on the market. Building your own drone can be fun though. The VersaCopter V2 kit can help. It comes with everything you need to build your own drone. The drone has aluminum parts and can be customized with vibrant colors.
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The below video shows you how to assemble your VersaCopter. You can get yours for $59.
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