Have you ever dreamed of owning a personal robot servant to pour your beers for you? The idea is now one step closer to reality.
Researchers at Cornell University have programmed a robot that can predict what you're about to do and offer up a helping hand. Using a Microsoft Kinect sensor, the robot watches your body movements. Then, it accesses a video database of about 120 household activities -- ranging from putting food in the microwave, eating, brushing teeth, making cereal, and yes, pouring booze -- to predict what your actions will be a few seconds into the future. The robot can then make a decision about what you're likely to do next, and what it can do to assist you in that task.
By: Daniela Hernandez, Edited by: Kadhim Shubber
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-05/29/predictive-robot
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