Meet the WowWee Robosapien Robot: an awesome humanoid robot with two fully functional arms with two types of grippers. It can run, walk, and turn quickly. You can control it using your iOS or Android device. There is also a remote control available for it.
Meet the Thunder Tiger Raptor E550: a 3-blade RC helicopter that lets you perform all kinds of fun stunts in the air. It has an aluminum CNC 3-blade rotor head GT5.2 Flybarless System that provides you with a stable flight experience.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future. That includes helping you get the information you need at a museum. Take this interactive museum robot from FraunhoferIPA. It is used at the Kutxa Science Museum in San Sebastianto provide visitors with a more interactive experience. It features automatic person detection and lets people interact with it using a touchscreen interface.
We have covered a bunch of awesome DIY robots in the past. This LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 rattlesnake looks like a fun project to try. As you can see in the below video, the robot does detect approaching hands to defend itself:
Meet the Auro Prime: a self driving in-campus transportation vehicle designed to reduce cost and accidents. These electric-powered vehicles offer an obstacle detection and collisions avoidance, road and lane detection, pedestrian detection, and an emergency braking system.
Buying a drone only to damage it by accident is not fun. There are things you can do to protect your drone. Mayday happens to be a smart device that relies on machine learning to detect when your quadcopter is crashing, so it can deploy a parachute.
We have covered a bunch of awesome drones here in the past. The Fotokite Phi happens to be a foldable drone that holds your GoPro, allowing you to produce great aerial video. It operates on a tether and can be deployed in seconds. The electronic leash lets you control your Fotokite Phi with simple gestures. The drone follows you and lasts up to 15 minutes in the air.
There are plenty of fancy, expensive drones available on the market. Not all of them are suitable for beginners. The Blade Inductrix happens to a micro drone that lets you get started fast. It has 4 EDF rotor systems for a smooth performance. It has durable rotor housing to prevent damage.
Many of us have used drones for aerial cinematography in the past. Thanks to the Vertical 1 Camera Controller, you can upgrade your drone to capture even more professional videos. Vertical 1 lets you control camera movements at the touch of a button. Just tap on your tablet to focus on subjects.
Drones are getting more sophisticated and affordable all the time. You don’t have to spend a fortune to get your hands on an easy-to-use 1080p quadcopter these days. The XIRO Xplorer is a cool drone with a camera capable of shooting video at 1080p/30fps and 720p/60fps. It also captures 14 MP photos. You get a real time live preview by attaching your iOS or Android phone to the remote controller.
