Clickable World interface commands robots to follow lasers
In event to enhance human robot interaction, Healthcare robotics is working on an intelligent interface - Project Clickable World, which allows users to select real world objects with a green laser pointer and use it to communicate with a robot. The robot follows the laser illuminated spot with assistance from the built-in camera, and using an overhead grasp and plane detection, the robot grasps the object and simultaneously a separate set of virtual buttons get mapped onto the world.
Now a laser click near the person guides the robot to deliver the object to the person, while an illumination on a table or floor guilds the robot to place the object on the table or move it to a selected location. The Clickable World seems a great prospect in human machine interaction, and we guess the guys at Healthare Robotic will stretch this to further superiority. Check video after the jump.
Via: Gizmodo
