Meet Madeline Gannon: the researcher behind Quipt, which is a gesture-based control software for industrial robots. The robot relies on wearable markers and a motion capture system to see and respond to people in a shared space. This system enables you and the robot to collaborate safely.
Meet the Y&T Table Tennis Training Robot: a useful tool for those of you who want to practice the game but don’t always have a training partner. The robot has a table clamping design, so it does not take a lot of space. You can program it to try 9 different spins, fast/slow balls, or high/low shots. The display lets you adjust the system conveniently.
The A9 robot gives you some practice even when you don’t have a training partner. More information is available here.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including helping us build and maintain buildings and handle complex design projects. This video from Carrara Robotics shows application of robots in design and architecture.
Meet the DJI MG-1 Drone: an aerial vehicle with a portable frame, advanced flight control, and an internal cooling system, ideal for crop protection. This 8-rotor drone can cover up to 60 acres per hour. It has a max payload of 10kg and sprays your crop efficiently.
Here is a giant robot crab developed by KIOST for undersea exploration. It is 2.4m long, 2.4m wide, and 1.3m tall. It weighs around 650kg with payload. The robot has 30 motors to move its 6 legs. It can adapt to different current or pressure conditions.
Meet the RQ-4B Global Hawk: a spy drone with a wingspan of 39.9 meters (longer than the wingspan of a Boeing 757). This unmanned aerial vehicle is powered by a Rolls-Royce F137-RR-100 turbofan engine. It has a cruising speed of 357 mph, max range of 14154 miles, and a max altitude of 60k feet.
Playing table tennis on your own can be challenging. You may not always have a human partner to play the game, but you could always play against table tennis robot. The Paddle Palace Table Tennis Robot has 2 heads and 4 wheels. It lets you set spins and landing spots to get a good practice.
The robot can try short and long balls, strong and weak balls, and high/low ones. You get a remote control box on your side to interact with it. The robot also comes with a ball recycling and net collection system. More information is available here.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including handling fragile things. This video from Soft Robotics shows a robotic system for food handling with dual conveyor tracked motion. As you can see in the below video, the soft gripper can handle tomatoes and other food items reliably.
Watch the above video to get a better sense how this system performs.
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In the past few months, we have covered plenty of interesting KUKA industrial robots. The KMR iiwa robot is a flexible solution for autonomous transportation of products. It features autonomous navigation, safe human-robot interaction, and high maneuverability. It is a scalable, modular system.
Meet the RoboBuilder 5720T: an educational robot with modular parts, allowing you to build programmable robots and remote control them. You can download motion files from the internet to have fun with your robot. You get HUNO, DINO and DOGY robot platforms to get started. These robots are capable of walking, jogging, kicking, and more.
