Vanessa Mazzari, Author at Génération Robots

YDLIDAR: A decent range for prototyping and robotics in higher education

YDLIDAR has designed a range of LiDARs for autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, distance measurement, mapping and 3D reconstruction. Their Gx and Xx LiDARs are triangulation-based systems. Despite being inexpensive, they are good for high-frequency, high-accuracy measurements. Which makes them perfectly suitable for use in higher education and technical colleges. They’re also small, and can be[…]
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RR100: A highly scalable, multi-sensor, robotic mobile platform

A robot designed for education and research The ROS Shadow Runner RR100 outdoor and indoor mobile platform is designed for research and higher education. It is highly customisable. The Shadow Runner RR100 outdoor and indoor mobile platform is designed for use in research and higher education, as well as by R&D centres of companies wishing[…]
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A smart city project with Husky

HAW Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) is the third largest university of applied sciences in Germany. It is also where you’ll find the Autosys research laboratory, specialised in developing autonomous systems for use in smart cities. For several years, Génération Robots has been working with Hamburg University, providing the equipment needed for experiments as[…]
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Dynamixel: efficient servos for all types of robotics applications

Dynamixel servos are smart actuator systems developed to be used as connecting joints on a robot or mechanical structure. They are designed to be modular and daisy chained on any robot or mechanical design, with the aim of producing powerful and flexible robotic movements. Dynamixel servos are efficient actuators with a fully-integrated DC (direct current)[…]
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Eva: a robot arm for lightweight pick & place applications

Eva is an affordable solution for automating lightweight (<1.25 kg) pick and place applications, allowing you to avoid bottlenecks, optimise process cycle times and set up additional operational teams without increasing costs. It’s particularly well-suited to highly repetitive processes that don’t require qualified staff. The most common use cases for the Eva robot arm fall[…]
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Ozobot Classroom: Ozobot platform designed for teachers

Ozobot: a cross-disciplinary educational robot The Ozobot Evo and Ozobot Bit educational robots are perfect pedagogical aids for cross-curricular teaching (can be used for different subject matters), in not only primary but also secondary schools. Ozobot is both affordable (from €69.90 incl. VAT) and one of the most popular educational robots on the market. For[…]
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NED: a programmable robotic arm for a wide range of users

We help you to get started quickly with our webinar about NED robot arm, co-hosted by Nicolas Piot (Génération Robots) and Paul Baronnat (Niryo Robotics). Niryo Ned: a cobot designed for teaching and rapid prototyping Niryo Ned arm is a 6-axis collaborative robot designed for education (engineering schools, vocational training establishments, training centres, etc.) and[…]
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How do I disinfect my educational robots?

It is essential that we respect the barrier gestures if we’re to stop the spread of coronavirus and protect both adults and children: Wear a mask Wash your hands regularly Respect social distancing In schools, where several hundred people work and study together daily, it is important to take particular care during the Covid-19 epidemic.[…]
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Build a hand sanitizer dispenser with Thymio!

Age range: 11-15 years old Difficulty: Length: 3h x1 Thymio robot and its USB cable x1 angled USB cable (optional) x1 power bank (optional) x1 micro SD card (more info about recommended micro SD cards can be found here) Some Lego Mindstorms or Lego Technic bricks x1 bottle of hand sanitizer gel Thymio + Lego:[…]
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ROSBIM project: integrating robotics into the construction industry

Here, Fraunhofer Italia reports on one of the projects headed by the Fraunhofer Italia Innovation Engineering Center, aimed at advancing integration of robotics technologies in the construction industry. Fraunhofer is a German institute for applied scientific research. The Fraunhofer Italia Innovation Engineering Center is the Italian branch of their laboratory network. Photo credit © LIVE-STYLE[…]
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