Laura
08-30-2010, 11:25 AM
from endgadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/28/wii-balance-board-controlled-robot-a-hit-with-toddlers-in-ithaca/
Wii Balance Board-controlled robot a hit with toddlers in Ithaca (video)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/100827-babbys-01.jpg
By Joseph L. Flatley posted Aug 28th 2010 6:35AM
How could we resist a story involving robot-powered babies? The Ithaca College Tots on Bots project aims to mobilize infants with physical disabilities by setting them atop a "mobile robot" equipped with a Wii Balance Board to let the young operator steer by leaning -- which, it turns out, works pretty well. Additionally, the vehicle uses sonar to avoid nasty crashes and a remote control that an adult can use to take control. Further study has to be made before any long term developmental benefits can be ascertained, but in the meantime it does look like a lot of fun. See it in action after the break.
On YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4ASSNxiuQ0&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTlhyZcbOw&feature=player_embedded
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/28/wii-balance-board-controlled-robot-a-hit-with-toddlers-in-ithaca/
Wii Balance Board-controlled robot a hit with toddlers in Ithaca (video)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/100827-babbys-01.jpg
By Joseph L. Flatley posted Aug 28th 2010 6:35AM
How could we resist a story involving robot-powered babies? The Ithaca College Tots on Bots project aims to mobilize infants with physical disabilities by setting them atop a "mobile robot" equipped with a Wii Balance Board to let the young operator steer by leaning -- which, it turns out, works pretty well. Additionally, the vehicle uses sonar to avoid nasty crashes and a remote control that an adult can use to take control. Further study has to be made before any long term developmental benefits can be ascertained, but in the meantime it does look like a lot of fun. See it in action after the break.
On YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4ASSNxiuQ0&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTlhyZcbOw&feature=player_embedded