Friday, November 23, 2012

Disney Research robot plays catch and juggles with humans, won't replace their parents (video)

Disney Research robot catches and juggles with its human lackeys, won't replace our parents video

It's entirely possible for robots to juggle or play catch. They've usually been relegated to playing with their own kind, however, which is as good an excuse as any for Disney Research to experiment with a ball-tossing robot tailored to games with humans. The animatronic creation uses a depth-aware motion camera -- there's conflicting mentions of using both the Microsoft Kinect and ASUS' Xtion Pro Live that we're hoping to sort out -- to track any mid-air balls as well as throw them back to a human participant. Disney's robot does more than just move the robot's arm to account for imperfect tosses, too, as it knows to feign a dejected look after a botched reception. The company suggests that its invention would ideally bring two-way interaction to theme parks, so it's more likely to show up at Disneyland before it stands in for a parent in the backyard. It's just as well; when the Robopocalypse comes, the last thing we'll want at home is a machine that can toss grenades.

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Via: Gizmodo

Source: Popular Science

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/22/disney-research-robot-plays-catch-and-juggles-with-human-lackeys/

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