Robots are going to play big roles in our lives in the future. They will need to be able to learn new skills all the time. With AI, they will be able to do much faster. This video from Unitree shows how robots can learn human-like natural walking in 2 days.
In order to get better at tennis, you need to work on your forehand, backhand and other shots all the time. The PongBot Pace S can help with that. It is an AI powered tennis robot with a position sensor that can adapt to your level of play. It comes with 300+ drills and has room for 15 balls. You get a visual interface on your mobile phone for custom drills.
The Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics shouldn’t need any introduction. It has come a long way over the years. It can now use a machine learning vision model to detect environment fixtures and individual bins to move engine covers between supplier containers. It receives an input list of bin locations to move parts between them.
This is the Dingo: an indoor mobile robot that can be customized with various sensors and accessories to perform a variety of tasks. It has a lightweight design and is available with differential and omnidirectional drive systems. It ships with Robot Operating System for researchers. Dingo supports Gazebo, RViz and MoveIT!
Ameca shouldn’t need any introduction. It is a smart expressive human-shaped robot with a modular design. We have already covered how it can combine with GPT to engage humans in conservations. This video shows it playing chess.
Ameca has 32 actuators, 27 for face movements and 5 for its neck. It offers GPT-4o support. It’s not the only chess playing robot. Reachy is also capable of playing it. Unlike Ameca, this robot actually has arms to move the pieces.
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This is the DeepRobotics DR01 Robot: an AI smart humanoid robot that can adapt to complex terrains. It has a walking speed of over 1.6ms and can navigate 18cm steps and 25 degree slopes. It can maintain balance on slippery surfaces or when facing external forces. What sets this robot apart from others is its ability to use AI and data to generate new skills to changing conditions.
The above video shows the DR01 navigating outdoors. It can walk on uneven surfaces and maintain its balance after a 40cm drop. It can walk on inclined surfaces and stairs. You can find out more here.
Robots are going to make it easier for people with limited mobility to live independently. The JACO Assistive Robotic Arm can do most things a human arm can do. It can assist people with limited or no upper limb mobility with eating. This robotic arm has max payload of 3.5lbs. It has max reach of 2.95ft.
Robots are going to make life a lot easier for people with disabilities and mobility issues. The WalkON Suit F1 is a powered exoskeleton that walks itself. It is designed to let people dealing with paraplegia transfer easily from a wheelchair and walk independently. As you can see around 1:38 in the below video, this robot can be worn from the front.
This is Torso from Clone Robotics: a bimanual robot with artificial muscles that can move its arms and shoulders like humans. It has an ” actuated elbow, cervical spine (neck), and anthropomorphic shoulders with the sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular, scapulothoracic and glenohumeral joints.” The below video shows Torso in action:
Introducing Torso, a bimanual android actuated with artificial muscles. pic.twitter.com/Vb4NMWj5Pj
— Clone (@clonerobotics) October 23, 2024
According to the company, training is in progress for this robot for manipulating objects with both hands.
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Here is another robot companion powered by ChatGPT-4o. The Botnono can patrol your home and keep an eye out for unexpected activity. It comes with face and gesture detection. This robot can engage users in conversations and keep your pets company. It can also detect alerts and fire hazards.
