Step On Interface Controls Robot Via DDR
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 2 of December , 2008 at 5:21 am
Long before the Nintendo Wii, there was Dance Dance Revolution. Back in the day, it was the game for parties, and now it seems that the same type of dance dance technology has been applied to control robots. The robot projects a set of controls onto the ground, and you can step on the controls or poke at them with something and the robot will respond. The idea behind this interface is that the disabled can use their feet or a cane to control the bot, instead of having to use a mouse or keyboard or something less accessible or more complex.
This seems like a fairly effective concept, although I’m not sure what benefits it has over something like voice commands… Cheaper and more straightforward and more visual, I suppose. Also, you can see what the robot is planning to do as it does it, which could be nice. If it projects a picture of a human getting run over, for example, you’ll know to move out of the way.
[ Human Mechatronics Lab ] VIA [ GetRobo ]
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