Meet the Sphero SPRK: an app-enabled robot you can easily program to roll, flip, spin, and perform other complex moves. Since it has a text-based code viewer, you will be able to see the code and learn more about programming. The robot has something for beginner or advanced users.
The programming interface has blocks that turn ideas into code. As the above video shows, you can use these robots to teach kids science and technology.
Meet the T8X Spider Robot: a versatile robot that looks like a spider and moves like one. It has 26 servos and relies on the Bigfoot Robotics Engine to perform bio-inspired, realistic movements. You will be able to send commands to your robot from your smartphone, tablet, or computer.
Meet meeperBOT: a power platform for your LEGO blocks that turns them into app-enabled machines. meeperBOT is built on an open platform. It has dual, rear-wheel motors that move the robot. You can control your creations from your smartphone. The app runs on iOS or Android devices.
Meet the Koova: a robotic security camera with auto tracking that lets you keep an eye on your place of business or home. It automatically tracks movement in your room and offers face detection and alerts. It has 8 GB of storage space and a cloud service. The robot has built-in WiFi and 3 levels of audio sensitivity.
Meet Tally: a smart robot that takes over auditing shelves for out-of-stock, misplaced, and low stock items for businesses. It operates during normal store hours alongside your employees. It provides store managers with real-time insights into shelf status.
More information is available on Simbe Robotics’ website.
Prosthetic limbs are getting more sophisticated all the time and changing lives. This video shared by Mashable shows a runway model with one of the most advanced prosthetic limbs. Rebekah Marine was born without a right forearm. Thanks to her bionic arm, she has managed to continue pursuing her dreams.
In the past few months, we have covered plenty of awesome educational robots. ALAN is another interesting robot that wants to interact with you. It is a modular animatronic robot with a 1:1 human scale head and shoulders measuring 16″ tall. The robot features 5-axis motion. You can assemble parts and add third party hardware to improve your robot.
We have covered plenty of awesome drones here in the past. This UAV from Aurora Flight Sciences is quite special though. It is the world’s first jet-powered, 3D printed drone. It weighs 30 lbs and has a 9 ft. wingspan. It can fly as fast as 150mph. This aircraft has 80% 3D printed parts. It is made of ULTEM 9085 (FDM thermoplastic).
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including serving us at our favorite restaurants. Take Techi for instance. It is an autonomous navigation service robot that takes the orders from the kitchen and brings them to customers. It has advanced avoidance safety features to stay out of trouble.
The above video shows how this robot works. More information is available here.
Meet the Alpha 2 robot: a cute robot that wants to be your personal assistant. The robot can control your smart home products, check your messages, remind you to do things, and even act as your workout partner. It offers face and voice recognition and web search. It is compatible with iOS and Android devices.
