Friday, October 21, 2005
The Bot And The Princess
Princess Anne had a chance to interact with RoboX this week at Sensation Dundee.
RoboX is an interactive tour-guiding robot who speaks English, German, French, and Italian. RoboX can see and follow someone with his eyes using a laser scanner, and even when in very populated environments, RoboX will move safely and smoothly around people and objects.
Protruding from his chest is a panel with four color buttons that allows for human interaction. And a LED matrix in RoboX's right eye will display icons and short animations.
RoboX can even express what he's 'feeling' or his reaction to the environment with his eyes and eyebrows.
Supposedly RoboX 'pushed' his way to the princess's side with an urgent cry of "Let me through." Apparently even robots are impressed with royalty.
I wonder what the princess thought of her tour.
Pictures curtesy of BlueBotics.
RoboX is an interactive tour-guiding robot who speaks English, German, French, and Italian. RoboX can see and follow someone with his eyes using a laser scanner, and even when in very populated environments, RoboX will move safely and smoothly around people and objects.Protruding from his chest is a panel with four color buttons that allows for human interaction. And a LED matrix in RoboX's right eye will display icons and short animations.
RoboX can even express what he's 'feeling' or his reaction to the environment with his eyes and eyebrows.
Supposedly RoboX 'pushed' his way to the princess's side with an urgent cry of "Let me through." Apparently even robots are impressed with royalty.
I wonder what the princess thought of her tour.
Pictures curtesy of BlueBotics.
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