Meet the Robotic Sixth Finger: a wearable limb you can operate with your hand to get more done. The device can be worn on your forearm with an elastic band. It is designed to compensate hand function in post-stroke patients.The below video shows a prototype made using an Arduino and the CyberGlove system.
Meet the URBY: a smart electric board that helps you get around. This self-balancing board has two gyro-sensors to allow you 360-degree turns. It has 10″ wheels for stability. The battery has a max range of 32 km. The URBY board has a max speed of 8.4 MPH.
The NAO Robot is a pretty awesome robot you can program to perform all kinds of tricks. We have already covered it performing dances and other moves. The below video shows a NAO robot riding a scooter:
Meet the NoodleBot: an interesting robot that looks like a cartoon character and makes 4 bowls of noodles in 1 minute. It can make up to 8 different kinds of noodles. The inventor built it in 3 months. The below video shows the NoodleBot in action:
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Here is a LEGO creation that should attract the attention of Star Wars fans. This Micro LEGO AT-TE is motorized and comes with a Power Functions IR receiver, AAA battery box, and one M-motor inside. The good news is the instructions to make it are available online.
The above video shows how this 6-legged walker works. What do you think? How would you improve this?
In the past few months, we have covered a bunch of cool LEGO robot. This robot happens to be a domino row building machine out of LEGO Technic. The machine has a motor that drives a pulley, driving an 8-tooth gear on the other end of a shaft. It has a slider that moves back and forth sliding one domino out of the magazine at a time. The below video shows the machine in action:
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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:
