Hugvie

The future tool for telepresence is here. Here’s what you need to use it: a cell phone and $50. The cell phone is to talk (of course), and the $50 is to buy a Hugvie.

The Hugvie is a strange little robot. It looks a bit like a Teletubby. It doesn’t look technological in any way. But what is its benefit? Well, the Hugvie aims to add a more personal aspect to phone calls. Using a micro-controller and two vibrating disks, Hugvie can simulate the caller’s heartbeat depending on his or her tone of voice.

Hugvie can currently be bought for only $50. It might not seem like much, but adding a personal touch to a form of communication that’s been around for a long while is pretty cool.

Hugbot

Some of you out there might be thinking: what the heck did I just watch?But this is actually a fun animation that showcases the concept that robots can exist just to hug people. And the Hugbot is utilizing this concept.

Created by UrRobot, Hugbot is a furry polar bear that goes around searching for hugs. If you’re in five or six feet of it, it will sense you and open its arms for a hug. Sounds legit, right? Everyone loves hugs. But more importantly is that through hugs, Hugbot is able to make sure that people are healthy. How?

The Hugbot actually takes your blood pressure when you hug it. Using internal microphones, it takes your pulse as you hug it, and it checks your health. It shows information on an external monitor, so that if there are any health problems, it becomes readily apparent.

The Hugbot’s uniqueness though, from blood pressure machines and the like, is that it’s so easy to hug. It’s only a short hug, and a very comfortable one at that. UrRobot wants to see the Hugbot instituted in schools, playgrounds, and children’s hospitals to share some love, and make sure that kids are all living healthy.

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Some people find the responsibility of watering plants to sometimes be difficult to manage. So what can you do when your plant is running out of water?

Meet the self-watering plant. It consists of four parts. There is the actual plant, sensors in the soil, the robot that receives data, and the container used to store the water. Made using Arduino, the robot senses when the water is dry, so it will only water the plant with its life essence when it needs it.

The versatility of this concept is amazing. The tool could be used on a large scale, watering multiple plants, or make a bigger one for larger plants or trees. Whatever the use, it means that humans will have one less thing to worry about.

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Another cool robot, the Inebriator might just be the new perfect bartender.

The concept behind the robot isn’t very complex. A glass goes under a row of different kinds of spirits, and it will receive them in perfect quantities, getting the perfect ratio for a perfect cocktail. Then, if the cocktail needs a mixer, a cooler at the end of the conveyor will spritz for the final touch.

Originally, the Inebriator was a home project, made with an Arduino processor. The creator is currently working on a second version to include some of the updates people have asked them to, including putting carbon dioxide into the mixer and making a tumbler that will allow the robot to shake and mix the cocktails.

So far, nothing has been said about commercializing the Inbreriator. But I’m sure that when the final version comes out, it will be mind-blowing.

http://www.theinebriator.com/

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