Do you remember the acrobat robot? Now here's another more advanced version with BallP which can even withstand heavy loads without falling. BallP, which is 51 cm tall (20 inches) and weighs 7.5 kg (16.5 pounds), balances on a ball with the help of 3 stabilizer wheels, gyroscopes, micro-control…
Here's a particularly interesting video in terms of thinking about robotics :-) A robot attempting to solve a Rubik's Cube. To begin with, it works rather well... until the cube falls and the robot loses its patience. Then suddenly it attacks the Rubik's cube! We assure you, it's funny, and wel…
The video below shows three industrial robots in the process of sorting and placing salami of the Peperami brand (mini pepperoni). The speed of execution enables an increase in productivity of +25% compared to the work being done by a human chain. The FlexPicker by ABB Robotics can pick up thre…
This Friday May 7, the Society for Arts and Technology in Montreal [SAT], the ETS (a leading engineering school for industry) and ABB Robotics (a leader in the robotics industry) are organizing a night of madness called WE ARE ROBOTS. The program: electronic music with DJs Akufen, Stephen Beaupr…
The Sharp range sensors, GP2Y0A02YK IR and GP2D120 IR, are not that easy to find at the moment but RobotShop has just received a good supply of these components! Hurry up, it's likely to be a gold rush! As a reminder, the GP2Y0A02YK IR is an infrared range sensor, with a distance range of 20 to…
