This is the Spirit UAV: a high performance aircraft for reconnaissance, surveillance, and search and rescue missions. This coaxial unmanned drone measures 12 x 4.2 inches. It has max payload capacity of 6.5lbs. It supports dual payloads on top and bottom.
Here is a soft rotary motor made using liquid metal, silicone polymers and compliant magnetic composites that can be squeezed in all directions. It has a no-load speed of 4000 RPM. This motor can be used in a hybrid soft robot car, underwater propulsion system, and a soft hydraulic pump and everything in between.
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This is the TP-Link Tapo RV10 Plus: a smart robot mop and vacuum that gets rid of sticky mess and dirt on the floor. It uses a gyroscope smart navigation system for efficient zigzag planning. It has 4 suction modes for you to choose from and 3 levels of electronic mopping.
This is the Aiper Elite Pro: a robotic pool vacuum cleaner that can handle flat and sloped pools. It is ideal for above & in-ground swimming pools up to 60ft. It has 90W of power and can filter 71 gallons of your pool’s water per minute. The Aiper Elite Pro lasts up to 120 minutes on battery.
This is the ROBOWORKS Pickerbot Mini: a smart robot powered by Jetson Xavier that is ready for students and researchers. It is ROS1/ROS2 compatible. It has a 3-axis robot arm, soft gripper, LiDAR, depth camera, and metal chassis with mecanum wheels.
Meet the ABB Robotic Item Picker: a smart automation system that relies on AI and machine vision to detect and pick items from any unstructured environments. It can handle cylinders, pouches, boxes, plastic bags, and everything in between.
This is the ROSbot XL Robotic Platform with Raspberry Pi: a 4×4 drive autonomous robot that can be used for rapid robot development. It has 4 x DC motors with quadrature encoders. It also has programmable perimeter LEDs. It has a mounting plate for LiDARs and robot arms.
Here is a jelly-inspired underwater robot that can be used to collect waste from the bottom of the ocean. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have come up with a noise-free prototype that can track objects underneath its body. It does not make physical contact with delicate environments, such as coral reef. This video shows how it works:
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Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including cooking our food. They can even have their own cooking shows. This video from UT Human Centered Robotics Lab shows a Draco 3 humanoid robot cooking ramen. As you can see, the robot grabs a pot, puts ramen inside, adds seasoning, and simmers the food until it is ready in a few minutes.
Here is a robot hand that can operate without vision. Columbia Engineers designed to manipulate objects thanks to an advanced sense of touch and motor learning algorithms. Since it doesn’t use any external cameras, it is not susceptible to lighting, occlusion, and other issues.
