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When it comes to underwater robots, some tasks are easy to automate, while others are best handled by manual remote control. The Cuttlefish offers the best of both worlds, plus it cleverly changes orientation when using its two manipulator arms.Continu… Continue reading Cuttlefish AUV pivots underwater to become a manipulator-armed ROV
Although underwater drones are capable of performing a variety of tasks, getting them to the “dive site” can still sometimes be challenging. A new system is designed to help, by using an aerial drone to transport and deploy an underwater drone.Continue… Continue reading Amphibious system combines a multicopter with an underwater drone
Tank aficionado [Daniel Zalega] has enjoyed playing around with armored fighting vehicles in the digital realm for years, but only recently realized he had the technology and skills necessary to …read more Continue reading Pi Powered 1:35 Scale Panther Tank
Just like their full-size counterparts, radio-controlled tracked model vehicles are capable of traversing terrain that would stop wheeled models in their … well, in their tracks. One of the latest, the XRC Brawler, is claimed to be “the highest perfo… Continue reading XRC Brawler is designed to go where other RC models fear to tread
Autonomous aerial delivery drones do potentially risk getting caught in branches, losing their way, or falling onto people’s heads. That’s where the Coco 1 comes in, as it’s a ground-based delivery robot that is entirely remotely controlled.Continue Re… Continue reading Coco 1 remotely piloted delivery robot is headed for the streets of LA
It was three years ago that we first heard about the Cleo, a robust, donut-shaped prototype drone made by Cleo Robotics. Well, its successor is now commercially available, under the new (and apt) name of the Dronut X1.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, … Continue reading Dronut X1 drone keeps its rotors safely inside its body
If you are lucky, you’ve never experienced the heartbreak of watching a loved one lose their ability to do simple tasks. However, as hackers, we have the ability to customize …read more Continue reading Elderly Remote Keeps Things Simple
Things might be getting a bit dicey out in Jezero crater for Ingenuity. The little helicopter that could is starting to have trouble dealing with the thinning Martian atmosphere, and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 19, 2021
What’s this? Another fabulous creation from [Niklas Roy] and [Kati Hyyppä] that combines art and electronics with our zeitgeist and a lot of recycled bits and bobs? You got it. …read more Continue reading Pandemic Gives Passersby a Window on Cyborg Control
Even in non-pandemic times, the Great Barrier Reef is still a difficult place for much of the world’s population to get to. That’s where Teleportal.Fish comes in, as it allows anyone with a computer to virtually visit the reef via a live link to a remo… Continue reading Online portal puts users at the controls of a real reef-diving ROV