Monday, March 23, 2009

Wag the Robot? Brown Scientists Build Robot That Responds to Human Gestures


Brown University Media Relations Wag the Robot? Brown Scientists Build Robot That Responds to Human Gestures: "Imagine a day when you turn to your own personal robot, give it a task and then sit down and relax, confident that your robot is doing exactly what you wanted it to do."

"So far, that autonomous, do-it-all robot is the stuff of science fiction or cartoons like “The Jetsons.” But a Brown University-led robotics team has made an important advance: The group has demonstrated how a robot can follow nonverbal commands from a person in a variety of environments — indoors as well as outside — all without having to adjust for variations in lighting."

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