Toy robots

spinningmagnets · Oct 20, 2012

This one is from MorpHex Pretty amazing to watch all the things it does, when in "ball mode" it can control which direction it rolls, in "crab mode" its fascinating to watch, two minute video...

[youtube]HuC6q9kbryw[/youtube]

Gregory · Oct 20, 2012

That was brilliant. And a bit creepy.
All it needs now is a gun turret or poison gas and I'm sure he could get funding from the Military.

spinningmagnets · Nov 17, 2012

PhantomX, I have no details, awesome video...

[youtube]rAeQn5QnyXo[/youtube]

spinningmagnets · Nov 27, 2012

More toy robots, heres one from "Brave Robotics", from Japan. Transforms from humanoid to car and back, has a video camera.

[youtube]iAvG0buqa2Q[/youtube]

spinningmagnets · Nov 27, 2012

The LA100 flying wing with a GoPro camera, $1300-ish

http://www.gizmag.com/lehmann-aviation-la100-uav/25142/

salty9 · Nov 27, 2012

They should make a disposable ratbot for locating survivors in earthquakes.

spinningmagnets · Nov 27, 2012

Infrared is getting very affordable, that seems like it would cheaply show up body heat in rubble at night. With GPS in an RC plane, it could save time, costs, and live. Here's the $10,000 "Draganfly"

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2009/08/draganfly-x4-uav/

spinningmagnets · Dec 11, 2012

"Galileo Wheel". Uses elastic treads to allow on-the-fly conversion from wheel to tracked and back to wheel. Fast-forward this video to 1:11 to see the fun:

http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Galileo-Wheel;RoboticsMotionAutomation

amberwolf · Dec 12, 2012

salty9 said:
They should make a disposable ratbot for locating survivors in earthquakes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1961798.stm
http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=32857

spinningmagnets · Feb 16, 2013

The "sand flea" it can jump from the ground to the top of a building.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4ZZQkcNEo
[youtube]6b4ZZQkcNEo[/youtube]

Sancho's Horse · Feb 16, 2013

Here is the velociroach announced a few weeks ago. Faster than the real thing. In one of the videos where there is high pile carpet, I actually thought they put an actual roach for comparison. Nope, another faster roboroach.
[youtube]Optc56Tu1EU[/youtube]
Hey, thanks spinningmagnets for all the information you have organized. It is some really good stuff, and landing on threads like that with all the information right there makes for a really good day.

spinningmagnets · Feb 17, 2013

a nano (smaller than micro) toy helicopter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3WBUVYZkODI#t=0m57

Here's two quad-copters throwing and catching things...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp89tTDxXuI&feature=youtu.be

Here's a TED talk on quad-copters
http://www.wimp.com/powerquadcopters/

spinningmagnets · Feb 22, 2013

Impressive acrobatics from such a small toy, human shape and dog shape...

HPI GR-001 (human)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fvAF5v_fJ_g#t=0m30

HPI G-dog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u7aIIUDSQk
[youtube]4u7aIIUDSQk[/youtube]

spinningmagnets · Mar 27, 2013

An RC VTOL from ES member diamondback.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK_-yTrwNtU&feature=player_embedded#t=246s

[youtube]IK_-yTrwNtU#t=246s[/youtube]

spinningmagnets · Jul 11, 2013

A robot spider with an integrated camera, made from 3D printed parts. Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HfiHOpv6HtI

T8 is a wirelessly controlled bio-inspired octopod robot made with high resolution 3D printed parts. It uses a total of 26 motors: 3 in each leg and 2 in the abdomen. It is powered by the Bigfoot™ Inverse Kinematics Engine which performs all of the necessary calculations for smoothly controlling the motions of the robot in real time.

Available for pre-order now.

Also check out a Robugtix hexapod based on the Bigfoot™ Inverse Kinematics Engine:
http://youtu.be/kMKxwBRqtBw

For more information, please visit http://www.robugtix.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robugtix
Twitter: https://twitter.com/robugtix

spinningmagnets · Apr 10, 2015

Quad-copters are all over the place, they are cheaper every day...the new "Zano" is $300 and its tiny, but...what it has that is special is a "follow mode", which means you can be riding your electric bike and want to make a video of the ride, and this quadcopter allows you to get some great shots without a second person piloting it...

It can also be piloted by a smart-phone, but I don't have any details about that.

http://www.popsci.com/how-it-works-self-tracking-drone

beast775 · Apr 10, 2015

Wow a camera crew for cheap to film you,i gotta check that out.

nutnspecial · Apr 10, 2015

Nice thread!

I think the second one would scare the sh8t outa me if I noticed it moving in the dim light, then it ran at me.
That said, let's make one 90ft tall hah.

brainfarth · Apr 17, 2015

Here's my submission:
[youtube]_C3D0rcFXrY[/youtube]

nutnspecial · May 9, 2015

So comical- that's what I was looking for to post lol!

spinningmagnets · Sep 13, 2016

Here is a 4-wheeled RC car...nothing special, right?

It has two propellers, that allow it to cling to a wall while it drives.

http://imgur.com/sN1LXtE

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