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ioCube Robotic Modules for STEM Education

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Here is a set of robotic modules that teach kids a thing or two about coding. The ioCube magnetic construction kit supports drag & drop programming with Blockly. You can use them to build a remote controlled car or interactive games. You get a laser rangefinder, battery, 8×8 LED matrix, and LED controller module.

ioCubes support Bluetooth and WiFi. Advanced users can customize these modules with interchangeable panels. You can find out more on Kickstarter.

Pill Bug Gripper: Biological Organisms as End Effectors for Robots

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An end effector is a device that attaches to the end of a robotic arm to enable it to handle tasks at hand. Did you know that you can use living organisms as end effectors? Josephine Galipon, Shoya Shimizu, and Kenjiro Tadakuma have written a paper to demonstrate how pill bugs can work as functional grippers without getting harmed. The below video shows how this will work:

ARTEMIS Autonomous Soccer Playing Robot

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Soccer playing robots are nothing new. We have covered a bunch of them here in the past. This video shows ARTEMIS going through outdoor training for RoboCup. As the researchers explain, this can be challenging due to strong sun rays interfering with the vision system, robot overheating from direct sunlight, and instabilities due to wind.

Training ARTEMIS: Autonomous Soccer Playing Humanoid Robot

[Credit: RoMeLa]

Dolphin Premium 60 WiFi Connected Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner

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This is the Dolphin Premium 60: a WiFi connected robotic pool cleaner that you can use to keep your pool water crystal clear. It has multi-layer filtration to take on pools up to 50ft. It has a universal caddy that lets you easily move and store your robot. It has an active brush and scrub your pool’s floor, walls, waterline.

Carbon Robotics’ AI Laserweeding Robot Eliminates 5000 Weeds Per Minute

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This is Carbon Robotics’ AI Laserweeding Robot: the LaserWeeder uses AI deep learning technology to get the job done with 99% accuracy. It can weed up to 2 acres per hour. It can eliminate up to 5000 weeds per minute. This robot detects and eliminates weeds sooner than possible with the human eye. It can operate on over 40 crops.

High Density LaserWeeding

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Food Delivery Robot Made with Formlabs SLS 3D Printers

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It is no secret that many companies are using professional 3D printers to bring their products to the market faster. This video from Formlab shows how SLS 3D printing is being used to mass produce food delivery robots. According to the company, Savewo relies on Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) printers and Fuse Sift to get the job done.

Robotic Pen-Art System with KUKA Robots

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In the past few years, we have covered KUKA robots performing plenty of tasks. This video explores an autonomous robotic system that creates works of art with a pen. It uses an advanced algorithm to transform raster or vector images into continuous paths.

FulcrumAir & PLP’s CSR-18 Robotic Overhead Power Line Spacer Installer

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This is the CSR-18 from FulcrumAir and PLP that can install CUSHION-GRIP twin spaces and reduce risk to lineworkers. This robot installs these spacers at preset distances, at the right angles. torque values, space locations, and other information are logged.

Mori3 Polygon-based Shape Changing Robot from EPFL

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This is the Mori3: a shape changing robot that can adapt to new environments and tasks. It has autonomous pieces that connect together to form larger and more complex moving systems. This video shows 10 modules connecting flat on the ground and changing shape to stand up to walk.

Kolmower M28E Robotic Lawn Mower with Retractable LiDAR

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Robotic mowers are getting smarter all the time. The latest models can operate without boundary wires. The Kolmower M28E takes it to the next level. It is an app connected robotic mower with RTK-GPS & 3D LiDAR SLAM for mapping and navigation. It builds accurate maps in real-time for precise navigation in complex environments.

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