This is the Dingo 1.5: a lightweight indoor mobile designed for research and education. It is ready for autonomous navigation, mobile manipulation, and mapping. Dingo has a modular design and can be used with various sensors, including LiDARs, manipulators, and more.
Here is a private AI solution that you can use to ask questions and learn more about conversational AI. It is based on open source models like Whisper and Llama2. AI in a Box is powered by a RockChip 3588S SoC with NPU with 8GB RAM. It also has a built-in display, speakers, and microphone.
Here is another educational robot that can take your coding to the next level. The myAGV 2023 comes with 360-degree LiDAR and 5kg capacity. It runs a customized Ubuntu Mate 20.04 version. This robot is ready for 3D mapping, ROS simulation, and visual programming. It uses a set of powerful planetary brushless DC motors.
This is the Robosen Grimlock: a cool transformer robot that converts from a dino to a bipedal robot. It has 4 programming modes and app/voice control. It has 34 high-torque servomotors to convert smoothly. It also has 6-axis IMU sensors.
Drones are going to deliver things for us in the future. Plenty of companies are working on perfecting the technology. Manna Drone Delivery is using drones to deliver candy to families, allowing kids to stay dry in wet weather ocnditions.
As you can see in the above GIF, orders can be placed through an app. A drone then flies to the location and lowers the package. You can find out more here.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of nature inspired soft robots. The Trimmed Helicoid is also worth a look. It is a soft robot arm that can perform intricate tasks safely. It can adapt to different shapes and surfaces. The design is inspired by elephant trunks and octopus tentacles. The below video shows EPFL’s CREATE lab’s robot in action:
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Here is an educational robot made for more advanced students. The ABB IRB 1090 robot has a reach of 580mm and 3.5kg payload. It combines with the OmniCore E10 ultra slim controller for motion control, external guided motion, and more. This robot arm has 3.5kg payload capacity.
Here is a flying robot with a perching and tilting mechanism that can attach to vertical walls and use rotor thrust for tilting and rotating its tool table for drilling. The power tool was tightly integrated into the drone’s frame. The below video shows it in action:
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This is the eufy Clean X9 Pro: a powerful 5500pa robotic vacuum with adaptive pressure mopping capability that cleans your home, so you don’t have to. It has a 12mm auto-lift mop, so it can clean hard floors and carpets without causing a mess. It is smart enough to avoid common household objects, such as wires, slippers, and furniture thanks to its AI camera and 3D ToF sensors.
Here is a robot that uses acoustic localization to detect sneaking people. It can tell where people are based on subtle incidental sounds they create as they move. As you can see in the below video, the robot can detect where a person is as he moves around it.
