This video shows a GeckoSystems' Carebot(tm), equipped with a pair of Microsoft Kinect sensors, navigating through a narrow passageway cluttered with various obstacles. This represents the worst case for in-home navigation.
Kinect processing is handled by a piece of software called GeckoImager, running on a dual core 1.66GHz Intel Atom motherboard. The navigation is handled by two other GeckoSavants(tm), GeckoNav and GeckoSuper, running on a separate dual core Atom machine. Both computers were located on the robot during the video.
Fricken lame! Once again I've been spammed for some ridiculous useless invention. What is this moron robot supposed to do for us?
my5cents4u 3 months ago
It might seem like you can strap on a kinect and turn just about anything into a fully self navagating robot. NOT THE CASE. This is high tech stuff!
robotfutures17 1 year ago
Yeah, things get a lot easier when the processing core can map its environment into quantifiable objects. A few choice bits of coding to get it to recognize certain shapes and presto, you've got a fairly capable robot. Add a couple of arms and algorithms to drive their behavior and you've got SUPER ROBOSERVANT!!!
TheDamnSpot 1 year ago