In the past few months, we have covered plenty of cool robots. Learning how to program your robot does not have to be challenging. Tynker is one of many apps you can rely on to learn basic coding concepts, build your own games, and control robots and drones. The app comes with interactive tutorials and templates to help you get started.
Here is an earthworm-inspired robot that contracts its body segments sequentially to move through confined spaces. Such a robot can be used in exploration, pipe inspection, and other areas. The below video gives you a better idea how this robot works:
Meet the Reeman Playmate Robot: a fun robot with a 10.1″ screen, sensors, a quad-core processor, 3 micro-controllers, sensors, 3D camera, and everything your kids need to play. The robot can take pictures, dance, tell stories, and recharge itself. The below video highlights some of its features.
Star Wars has been getting a lot of coverage in the media lately. In fact, many manufacturers have released new robots and gadgets for Star Wars fans lately. You could always build your own robot though. This video from DJ Sures shows a cute Star Wars Imperial AT-AT Walker Robot capable of moving its head, shaking its paw, and performing other tricks. It has a EZ-B v4 robot controller, a bunch of servos, and a few other parts.
Meet STEMI: an educational robot you can build to start learning about robots and coding. The robot supports complex movements and can be controlled from your smartphone. It supports 3 types of walking. The robot has an Arduino compatible board, 18 servo motors, aluminum body parts, and everything you need to get started.
Meet Hand of Hope: an EMG-driven robotic arm that helps stroke patients recover. It detects the patient’s intention to move the hand via EMG signals and helps in motor rel-learning. The system relies on gamification to make the rehab process more engaging.
Meet the ILife Beatles V7 Robot: a robotic vacuum cleaner you can control from your smartphone. It is compatible with iOS and Android devices. The robot has a cliff sensor, so you don’t have to worry about it falling down the stairs. It is smart enough to return to its charging basis automatically.
We have seen plenty of cool Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects in the past. This GlaDOS ceiling lamp is quite interesting though. It is a 3d printable motorized ceiling lamp that moves in all directions and makes your room look good. You are going to need a soldering iron, servos, and a few other parts to get started.
Robots are going to do many things for us. That applies to moving cars. The AVERT is a multi-robot system that can extract and move vehicles. The system supports omnidirectional movement, so the robots can go under vehicles and dock to their wheels for synchronized lifting and extraction.
Robots doing the laundry is nothing new. We have already seen robots that can fold dried shirts. This autonomous robot can do more than that. It can come up with a plan to do your laundry and execute it.
