Have you heard of Filics? What do you think of their solution for automating warehouse logistics?

https://youtu.be/_NrdT35yNMI?feature=shared

I want to create a robot with a camera that is contolled via cable. The cable needs to be able to send video and impit commands up to about 100ft. I also want the cable to be relatively thin. Any recomendations?

In theory if I was to buy the standford made robot, with enough coding would it be possible to turn it into something useful much like they've shown in the demos? or was what they did all human- operated? Is there enough documentation online as I couldn't seem to find much

I want to get started with robotics and want to know where to start? I know the basics of software development but nothing at all about hardware. I know this is a loaded question, but can someone tell me where i can learn basics and leveraging existing open source tech for vision and obstacle detection, as well as how to teach a robot to pick and put things in place? I’m tired of picking up after after my toddler..:)

Hello,

I have a mobile robot that just looks like our cars (4 wheels). By using a 1D speed over ground radar, I am measuring its speed. However, whenever the robot is driving in a curve, the velocity measurement gets inaccurate.

I think the error is because the radar is measuring just the velocity that is aligned with the straight motion of the vehicle and whenever it is rotating, it needs to be somehow further extended with the yaw angle of the vehicle.

Can someone please guide me in this issue?

This is something that I've noticed...pretty much in the tech world AND in robotics. It feels as of lately, EVERYONE is making their own HUMANOIDS because that's what everyone else is doing. Now, nothing wrong with that, but I feel like you should focus instead on SOLVING PROBLEMS using robots: rather than just copying the new trend everyone is doing. If you're using a humanoid to clean up a spill or handle some dangerous chemical, then that is awesome!!! But, if you're just doing it as a trend or because...well, I mean, it's better than doing nothing, but I think you should focus on solving problems with Robots. Then again, a hobby can slowly turn into something useful or fun. But, my recommendation is build something because YOU want to build it. Build a humanoid because you want to do it. Not because everyone else is doing it. It's not just humanoids; it's also A.I., quantum computing, computer science, etc. If you're gonna do something in these fields be sure that you want to do it or it interests you. Build a robot you're interested it; don't build something just because everyone else is doing it.

Hi yall, I have a robot that sends communication with 4 USB connections and a Ethernet connection that I would like to replace with a wireless system like a local WiFi.

Needs to be rugged, I can’t have packet losses or any issues as it’s sending GPS, distance, webcam, and height measurements.

The laptop can be in close proximity (5”) away from the device.

Needs to work in remote places where there’s no other signal (LTE, satellite…). Needs to be stable and trustworthy!

Is there any off the shelf products out there? That can support USB and Ethernet (<1 GB).?

I am seeking commercially available Motors for a robotics project which would have nearly negligible flux leakage due to their inherent construction thanks

I am working on a robotic drawing system that can reproduce a given digital image on paper. I've been able to make it work with black pencil, as shown in the video, using a UR3e robot arm. Essentially I just convert the given image to g-code which will later be uploaded to the arm.

Now, I want to upgrade the system so that it can use a set of coloured pencils to draw. The biggest challenge now is the math to be used to convert the given image to gcode. I have been searching on google scholar for a relevant research paper that I could get some ideas from, but have not found any. Maybe I have not looked up the correct keywords, and maybe this is too complicated of a problem that I have to connect several papers together. For the black pencil sketching system, I luckily found this paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921889021001974, which uses an evolution algorithm to generate the start and end point of every lines. But for this upgrade to coloured pencil drawing, I want the pictures to be aesthetically better and the algorithm could consider using advanced drawing technique such as colour blending, burnishing, hatching, etc... whichever yields good results.

This is the result I imagine my system can ultimately produce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7901EvGo5o&t=6000s . I am thinking that if I could understand the steps a human artist takes to construct a drawing, I could apply the same steps and techniques into my algorithm (like building a bridge connecting art and math). But they are all early thoughts, if anyone have worked on similar problems, I would appreciate your opinions, and maybe could drop me a list of keywords or papers that I could get some ideas from! Merry early Christmas!

https://reddit.com/link/1hj6bhc/video/cb9b4hx2668e1/player

This project started when I built a belt-driven actuator for a completely different application. I thought it would be really cool to build a 6-axis robot with these actuators. So that's what I did.

The main advantage of using such an actuator is that the robot's configuration ends up being modular. You can change it very easily by changing the geometry of your links and the location of the actuators. But the drawback is that the weight distribution doesn't end up being optimal in some cases.

Making the robot change the end effector and taking it to the Maker Faire was a fun challenge. I hope you all like the build.

Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqwe85lA8n4

I saw a youtube video showing a bipedal robot in a game engine walking with it. It looked very human. Then i noticed i did not remember i ever saw such human walking skill in real robot... Did you ever see one ? Can you share it ?

Would like to learn the kinematics behind the 2-axis deltas (I’m a beginner) but cannot find any textbooks that cover them. Anyone have any references.

Would also like to move on to the 3-axis deltas as well, so if anyone has any material for beginners on those that would be greatly appreciated.

I dont own a 3D printer but I want some things printed out. All these websites with this service are for big companies with massive quotas. Not right for a hobbyist obviously.

Any hobbyist service for UK (England)?

I am looking for a lightweight 6dof robotic arm (cobot) under 8k € with reach >800mm and payload >1.5kg.

The piper x would be ideal if it wasn’t so short. The xarm 850 is too heavy and expensive. I m looking for something in between these two if anyone knows of any such product.

China already has begun mass producing AI robots and have frequent robot expo shows.

Meanwhile in the US, literally the only company we know of making a robot is Tesla. There's also smaller ones like 1X and FigureAI but their development progress seem incredibly slow by comparison.

A very basic question, but I want to buy simple mounting brackets for the tiny 9g servos and can’t find anything much, any tips? I don’t want to print one myself.

Please don't roast me too bad I am really new to this.

I need a motor that can rotate a full 360 degrees with a .1-degree resolution. I have been looking at DYNAMIXEL XL430-W250-T servo motor to work with an arduino MEGA project I am building. I don't have a ton of funds so I am really trying to make sure I only buy parts that are going to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am a noob when it comes to any robotics and I just wanted to know what protective material works best to protect a mother board when exposed to motors that could potentially move and damage it.

For more information I am trying to mod a Cozmo into a Wall-E and I am having trouble with its shape and because of this it isn’t secured well and is at risk of damage. What material could I use to protect the motherboard and as well not risk clogging a motor or catching fire or getting very hot.

Any suggestions are appreciated!!!

I'm looking to build a small model C-RAM in the new year, though am having difficulty with the programming side of things.

I would like to record a series of movements that can be played at intervals. I have some knowledge of electronics and am looking forward to deep diving into the design and hardware, though have some questions.

• I would envisage using a microcontroller like Rpie or Arduino, though is there a system of recording these movements into the MC?
• I believe either servos or micro steppers would work best for fluidity of movement. Any suggestions?
• How would you approach this?

I am not expecting step by step instructions, though need some ideas on what to research next.

Many thanks in advance!

The JPL Open Source Rover is an open source, build it yourself, scaled down version of the 6 wheel rover design that JPL uses to explore the surface of Mars. The Open Source Rover is designed entirely out of consumer off the shelf (COTS) parts.

Its on Smilingrobo .com Nasa JPL Rover

I don't know why reddit is not allowing to post link from SmilingRobo

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A question to the community. We are working on an affordable robot for people to tinker with, while powerful enough to deploy for simple business use cases such as delivery, decluttering, inspections, plant watering, operating appliances, and more. At home, it can be trained to pick up toys, serve drinks, and even make pancakes. :). Here's the draft description and design mockups. This is a preliminary design so don’t judge too harshly: https://wyyt.ai/#everyday 

https://reddit.com/link/1hiet2l/video/uddhojtkjy7e1/player

What do you think about the specs and the price point?

One important thing is the approach to software. We’ve built a few shot imitation learning system for manipulation. Unlike the existing systems that require 40 - 200 samples per task in each environment, we train the robot with 1-4 examples per task. And the performance is robust to changes in the environment (see the video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vstm3rIfcoZkNCzbohaCZAiwuwKmokFh/view ). 

So far, this direct approach to training is more effective and efficient than SIM-to-real. So we focus on it right now and will introduce the SIM integration later.

Also on the roadmap are dexterous hands and an outdoor model.

The specs:

Dimensions: adjustable height 35 - 51 inches (90 - 130 cm), width/length is 16 inches (40 cm)

Manipulators: 7DOF, 31 inches (80 cm), up to 4.5 lbs (2 kg) payload, 1mm repeatability

Sensors: 1 stereo camera at the top and a linear lidar for navigation

Movement: 4 wheels mobile base with a 25 Ah battery

Computer: Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano

Control: Voice + Visual interface + Python

Based on the current BOM and the discounts at scale, we expect the retail price to be $5,000 for a single-arm version and $6,000 for the dual-arm one. 

What do you think about this?