Transforming A Laptop Into A Robot
News Sure, Aibo the robot dog is cute, but can he fetch you a beer? Program the software to recognise a beer bottle and a refrigerator, for example, and next time you're running on empty, you just need to wave a bottle in front of the laptop's camera...
[May 23, 2002, 8:59]
New Aibo To Lead The Way In Robotic Vision
News ER says the software can accomplish jobs such as object identification, visual navigation, docking, and hand-eye coordination -- though the company was unable to comment on how desirable hand-eye coordination is in a robot that can fetch beer.
[September 5, 2003, 16:35]
