Here is a cool robot that can negotiate rough terrain and even move a car. The SuperDroid Robots ITS24 Mining Robot has 6″ wide custom tracks and 14″ ground clearance. It also has a 2-axis arm, digital audio, and 360 degree pan & tilt camera.
Meet the MeccaNoid G15 KS: a personal robot with over one thousand phrases and voice recognition to keep you and your children entertained. You can build and program this 4-foot-tall robot easily. The robot has 10 motors for more realistic movement. It also has a 1800 mAh battery.
Meet the Erle-Spider: a Ubuntu 6-legged robot powered by ROS for hackers. It has a Snappy Ubuntu Core, a wireless Bluetooth controller, 18 degrees of freedom, and a cloud-based app store for custom behaviors. The battery lasts for up to 45 minutes. The robot has an open source design and is developer friendly.
The above video shows the Erle-Spider in action. More information is available on Indiegogo.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future. They are already being used in many manufacturing environment. RoboSAM is a smart robot that uses sensors to recognize parts, their locations, and orientations in 3D. It plans its moves to complete its given task. When it is in trouble, the robot calls humans for help.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future. They might even prepare our coffee. The below video shows Kawada Industries’ robot Nextage serving coffee to customers. The robot may not look fast, but getting it to this point is a still an admirable feat:
More information is available here.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future. They might even learn how to dance. This video by DrGuero2001 shows it is indeed possible to teach a robot how to dance. The developer relied on distributed processing across multiple PCs and wireless connectivity to pull this off.
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.
