Comments on: Funny Hat Plus Refrigerator Equals Brain Control Of Robots http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/ Jonesing For Robot News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Rudy Tan http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-3260 Rudy Tan Thu, 28 May 2009 06:38:28 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/#comment-3260 kemjuan tehnologi nyg hebat kemjuan tehnologi nyg hebat

]]> By: Zool http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-2842 Zool Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:59:41 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/#comment-2842 Evan Ackerman: I very much agree the concept of the technology itself has a lot of use for the disabled etc.. (For example there was an interesting documentary on UK TV some months back, showing a brain controlled research wheelchair that had the potential for as much control as this Honda brain interface). Here's a 6 minute long video link to the wheel chair part of the TV show. Its got some interesting details. (The whole TV show was about robots :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyrd0uOuyms The thing I find disappointing is this Honda video is a distorted advertising tool for Honda engineering. They have made an interesting video but in their effort to make it look impressive its somewhat fraudulently implying its better than it is. (Not least because their 4 bit output device is a talking and walking Asimo, which is total overkill to demonstrate the technology, other than to market Honda engineering). Evan Ackerman:
I very much agree the concept of the technology itself has a lot of use for the disabled etc.. (For example there was an interesting documentary on UK TV some months back, showing a brain controlled research wheelchair that had the potential for as much control as this Honda brain interface).

Here’s a 6 minute long video link to the wheel chair part of the TV show. Its got some interesting details. (The whole TV show was about robots :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyrd0uOuyms

The thing I find disappointing is this Honda video is a distorted advertising tool for Honda engineering. They have made an interesting video but in their effort to make it look impressive its somewhat fraudulently implying its better than it is. (Not least because their 4 bit output device is a talking and walking Asimo, which is total overkill to demonstrate the technology, other than to market Honda engineering).

]]> By: Mike http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-2837 Mike Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:06:45 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/#comment-2837 Another ROV? ;) just kidding. I can totally see this advancing and providing the elderly, bedbound, and paralyzed with a telepresence way of doing more... one day. Another ROV? ;) just kidding.

I can totally see this advancing and providing the elderly, bedbound, and paralyzed with a telepresence way of doing more… one day.

]]> By: Evan Ackerman http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-2832 Evan Ackerman Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:19:13 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/#comment-2832 I agree that ASIMO is not particularly relevant to the technology itself, but it is relevant to be able to control a robot without moving, which is a second aspect that I think they are trying to demonstrate. For the disabled, say. I agree that ASIMO is not particularly relevant to the technology itself, but it is relevant to be able to control a robot without moving, which is a second aspect that I think they are trying to demonstrate. For the disabled, say.

]]> By: Zool http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-2831 Zool Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:30:49 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/03/31/funny-hat-plus-refrigerator-equals-brain-control-of-robots/#comment-2831 This seems something of a marketing sham. They are not demonstrating anything new in this video. Imagine replacing Asimo with 4 light bulbs and it highlights how pointless it is to use Asimo like this video is showing. Asimo is reacting to one of four binary conditions, and then playing back one of four canned animations in response. The custom built chair and CPU box behind it, while impressive looking, with its nice blue lighting, is more showmanship than science. Replace Asimo with 4 LED's. Replace the custom built CPU box with a chair, table, PC and an interfacing PCB going to the headset and it'll give the same results as this demonstration. All the rest is meaningless showmanship trying to imply they are more advanced than it really is. Nice slick video presentation, with a Utopian at times 1960s dreamlike jetsons style glimpse of the future about it, but its covering up I suspect a marketing stunt. This seems something of a marketing sham. They are not demonstrating anything new in this video. Imagine replacing Asimo with 4 light bulbs and it highlights how pointless it is to use Asimo like this video is showing. Asimo is reacting to one of four binary conditions, and then playing back one of four canned animations in response. The custom built chair and CPU box behind it, while impressive looking, with its nice blue lighting, is more showmanship than science.

Replace Asimo with 4 LED’s. Replace the custom built CPU box with a chair, table, PC and an interfacing PCB going to the headset and it’ll give the same results as this demonstration. All the rest is meaningless showmanship trying to imply they are more advanced than it really is.

Nice slick video presentation, with a Utopian at times 1960s dreamlike jetsons style glimpse of the future about it, but its covering up I suspect a marketing stunt.

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