Monday, June 30, 2014

Human-controlled Robots (part 1)


If you missed the news on Saturday, a project is underway to create a giant robot that juggles Volkswagen Beetles, hence the name, “Bugjuggler.” While this may seem a far-fetched idea, it is interesting that engineers are fully capable of doing something like this, with enough funding. The concept of remotely controlling a robot's movements by human movements is something we have seen in science fiction shows and movies for years. If you're unfamiliar with the concept, just take a look at this prototype video (robotic arm is computer generated):

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