Chris Eckert is behind some interesting machines. His Auto Masochist happens to be a two-axis machine that drives a blade between your finger tips. It has a control mechanism on the side. The below video shows this machine in action:
More information is available on chriseckert.com.
Here is a cool BB-8 droid by Sphero that you can control from your smartphone. This app-enabled droid has an adaptive personality that changes as you play with it. BB-8 responds to your voice commands. You can even let it explore your home on its own.
Meet the DEEBOT M8: a vacuum cleaning robot designed to keep your home clean. This smart robot has an integrated water tank for wet cleaning of your rooms. The tank holds the microfiber cloth damp. The robot offers obstacle detection and avoidance. It goes around your home and does not cause any mess:
Robots will do many things for us in the future. There are already many vacuum cleaning robots that can keep your home clean. Cleaning and waste disposal in a business environment are a bit more challenging. The Care-O-bot 3 service robot has been designed to handle those tasks. The robot finds trash bins and dirty spots, get rid of the trash, and uses a vacuum cleaner attachment to clean the ground.
Robots are getting smarter all the time. In the future, we will be able to rely on them to navigate uneven terrain and reach areas that are difficult to reach for humans. Pleurobot, developed by researchers at Switzerland’s EPFL, happens to be a bio-inspired robot that adapts how it moves to navigate uneven terrain. It changes its gait pattern to overcome obstacles.
Tesla is working on a snake-like robot to refuel Tesla cars. The idea is not completely new though. Scott’s Automated Robotic Refueling system is another solution that relies on advanced vision sensing and detection technology to use a robot to refuel trucks. The robot can locate the position and orientation of the fuel tank and fill it while minimizing fuel spillage.
Here is a handy robot that cleans your windows, so you don’t have to. The Ecovacs WINBOT W830 robot has a smart suction fan to clean framed and unframed glass of any thickness and horizontal surfaces. It relies on Pathfinder navigation to get the job done fast. The robot is easy to use and offers with automatic “n” or “Z” cleaning paths.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future. They are getting smarter every year. This video shows a YuMi robot making paper airplanes. This is a collaborative, dual-arm robot with flexible hands and an advanced control system to facilitate human – robot collaboration.
Meet the PLEN2: a 3D printable kit with control boards, servo motors, and other parts you need to build your own robot. In fact, you can customize your robot if you have a 3D printer. Here are the specs:
You can control this robot using a smartphone. It also supports body movements, facial expressions, and brainwave headsets. The product was funded on Kickstarter.
Meet the BeeWi Bluetooth Athlete: a mini robot that you can control from your smartphone to race, play football, or sumo. You can move these tiny robots in all directions at a variable speed. The device has a range of 30 feet. It works with iOS, Android, and Windows robots.
