Robovie Finds Lost Shoppers, Eats Their Souls
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 28 of January , 2008 at 6:59 am
Is it just me, or does this robot look really freakin’ creepy? Called Robovie, he was deployed in the Universal Citywalk Osaka shopping center to assist shoppers. Robovie has 16 cameras and 6 laser range finders, and is able to watch up to 20 people at a time and diagnose their mood based on their actions into one of 10 categories, including waiting, wandering, walking fast, running, hopelessly lost, totally freaking out, etc. (those last two, I made up). When it encountered disoriented patrons, Robovie pointed them where they wanted to go. Otherwise, he recommended local shops and restaurants. No word on what his recommendations were based on, but I assume it’s not personal experience.
The good news is that Robovie will be available for hire starting in June, in Japan.
[ ATR Robotics (Japanese) ] VIA [ Pink Tentacle ]
Category: Consumer
- Add this post to
- Del.icio.us -
- Digg
No comments yet.