Meet Aarav Anil, a 17-year-old robotics enthusiast from Bengaluru, who has proved his passion for robotics by developing a cost-effective and innovative solution that promises to improve the lives of Parkinson’s patients.

More than 7 million people in India suffer from Parkinson’s disease. This disease affects the brain and leads to involuntary shaking. As the disease progresses, it leads to difficulty in eating, often requiring patients to be fed by others. The motivation for Aarav’s journey came when he saw the daily struggle that his uncle, Arjun, faced as a result of the disease. Every meal was difficult for Arjun because of the tremors; food spilt out of his mouth, and the rest splattered onto his clothes.

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Unitree’s A1 is a small robotic canine that “sees” with an AI-powered, depth-sensing 1080 pixel smart cameras (its eyes), and can transmit HD footage in real-time. It can carry loads of up to 5 kgs, hit running speeds of 11.0 km/h, and operate up to 2.5 hours on a single charge. The quadruped robot weighs 12 kg; when standing, it measures 1.6 feet long by 1 foot wide by 1.3 feet high.

Walking isn’t the only thing it can do — it can flip, jump and run, thanks to its flexible joints and strong motor. Each paw has sensors that send information to the motor to make movements more efficient. Its advanced dynamic balancing system allows the A1 to quickly find its balance in the event of a fall.

The A1 is intended for public use as a companion and friend.

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London design studio Those has reimagined the whiteboard. Joto is a connected display board that draws tweets, messages, and even art.

All that the user needs is Joto’s app, select what is to be displayed and Joto will draw notes, artwork, or even tweet with its custom pen controlled by a mechanical arm.

Display your own artwork in your home or use it for to-do lists; it can even receive texts and messages from friends that are reflected on its display. It automatically erases the surface before the next drawing with its built-in eraser. It also connects to apps like Twitter, Spotify, Amazon Alexa for more cool tricks.

Features include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a decorative frame, and a dock for the pen.

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The farm, measuring about 4,400 square metres, will have floor-to-ceiling shelves where the produce is grown. The robots will also monitor levels of carbon dioxide in the air and adjust lighting and temperature to optimize growth. The use of LED lighting means energy costs will be slashed by almost a third, and about 98% per cent of the water needed to grow the crops will be recycled.

The indoor grow house will start operating by the middle of 2017 and produce 30,000 heads of lettuce a day. It hopes to boost that figure to half a million lettuce heads daily within five years.

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He claims that Jasper can be controlled from anywhere in the world and has also developed an Android app version of Jasper that controls the electronics in what he calls his ‘smart room’.

Patel had previously developed Rubik’s Cube Solver Robot and a printer from parts of Lego. “I want to develop robots that can help us make our daily lives easier.”

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A new robot created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Technische Universität München in Germany, can fold itself up, move on its own and, if needed, self-destruct. Measuring 1.7 cms in length and weighing 0.3 gms, it has a neodymium magnet with layers of polystyrene and PVC. If the robot’s materials are heated, it can transform itself into other shapes, hence the “origami” part of its name. A magnetic field made of four special coils powers its movements. It can be commanded to walk, swim or roll and can be made to self-destruct.

It could potentially be used for medical procedures, wherein a smaller version would be inserted into the patient’s bloodstream, and would navigate to the area of operation. After operating on the patient, it would be made to self-destruct by dissolving in the patient’s stomach. Another possible use is planetary exploration. Various sizes and models of the robot could collect soil or rock samples, and fit through tiny openings to study objects that are otherwise impossible to reach.

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