Researchers from the Creative Machines Lab at Columbia Engineering have developed Emo, a robot face that can not only anticipate, but also replicate your smile. More specifically, it can anticipate facial expressions and execute them simultaneously with a human.
You could either think of the LimX P1 bipedal robot as a miniature AT-ST Walker from Star Wars or a tiny Boston Dynamics Atlas. What Sets P1 apart from the others is its zero-shot learning ability in non-protected and fully open testing conditions.
First unveiled last summer, the Migo Ascender stair-climbing robot vacuum has officially launched on Kickstarter. That’s right, it can climb stairs of varying heights (up to 8.7 inches) reliably, all the while effortlessly navigating over obstacles and floors to clean your entire house hands-free.
The Unitree H1 has become the first full-sized motor drive humanoid robot to successfully perform a backflip on the ground. This is possible thanks to Unitree’s M107 electric joint motors, each of which has 265.5 lb-ft of peak torque.
Segway has just released their all-new Navimow i Series robotic lawnmower that packs an array of advanced smart features, including the company’s own vision enhanced RTK (real-time kinematic) positioning system. The latter combines a customized RTK chip with a vision system enabled by a 140° POV camera.
ICON’s new Phoenix robot arm system successfully 3D-printed a 27-foot-tall structure in Austin, Texas, thanks to its ability to fabricate an entire building enclosure including foundations and roof structures. This achievement paves the way for multi-story construction, a new low-carbon building material, and a digital catalog for residential architecture.
Sure, it can’t compete with Ameca, but SKOOTR, developed by researchers at the University of Michigan, is still an omni-oriented robot that can skate around with ease. Design wise, it features a centrally-located flankd on three sides by three robotic legs, with each of them having two joints capable of flexing and extending.
Mercedes-Benz announced a new collaboration with Apptronik to bring their Apollo humanoid robot into the assembly line. More specifically, the robots will be used in logistics to bring parts to the production line for workers to assemble, while simultaneously inspecting the components.
Engineer Aaed Musa used a 3D printer, along with a host of electronic parts, to create TOPS (Traverser of Planar Surfaces), a 12DOF quadruped robot dog. Weighing in at 29.6 pounds, it took approximately 4-months and $3,300 USD to build.