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Kinect Hacked to Control Humanoid Robot: First Steps to Avatar

51 points by bretpiatt 16y ago

bretpiatt 16y ago
Code available here: http://taylor.veltrop.com/robotics/khrhumanoidv2.php?topic=veltrop-ros-pkg http://taylor.veltrop.com/robotics/khrhumanoidv2.php?topic=v...
mikecarlucci 16y ago
The first thing I thought of after trying the Kinect was the robot in the reboot Lost in Space. At one point the kid uses a VR type device to control the robot and right off hundreds of space spiders. Not so great a movie, but very cool looking piece of technology. The potential for a interesting control schemes using Kinect is just amazing.
jacquesm 16y ago
Extremely impressive, just a few years ago that would have required retro-reflective markers all over the place to detect the multitude of joints positions.
brunoqc 16y ago
What would happen if you sneeze? I want matrix style interface (wireless if possible) where I can put my arm in the air for hours without felling pain or my body could stretch or morph in the same way the robot can (no need to stick to humanoid robots) and I want to feel like my eyes are really firing up laser beam while I'm doing the war crimes stuff.
byteclub 16y ago
Another impressive aspect is how quickly Kinect hacks are coming out. Some products seem to strike a chord with the enthusiasts, plus all of these things look very cool in videos, which makes for good publicity.
- electromagnetic 16y ago
  I think it takes a mixture of product quality vs hackability vs popularity. There's little point in being huge in any if you don't have all three. Kinect is insanely popular - by its sales figures. It appears exceptionally hackable - given how quickly and how many hacks have come from it. Finally it appears to be of exceptional quality (at least for the $ value) for these hacks to actually be using it so innovatively.
  - pyre 16y ago
    Also, it doesn't require dangerous procedures that could brick your device to add the ability to hack on it.
  - mike-cardwell 16y ago
    What proportion of people buy it to hack on rather than to play existing games? 0.001%?
stcredzero 16y ago
Bring on the Gundam style mech fighting games! (Then again, the possible home acrobatics are both a technical and legal challenge.) EDIT: Perhaps this can be a fixture at arcades? One could have a game where the players are in some sort of harness, allowing full acrobatics in safety. A lower cost version would allow for tumbling moves on a gym mat.

51 points by bretpiatt 16y ago

Code available here: http://taylor.veltrop.com/robotics/khrhumanoidv2.php?topic=veltrop-ros-pkg http://taylor.veltrop.com/robotics/khrhumanoidv2.php?topic=v...

mikecarlucci 16y ago

The first thing I thought of after trying the Kinect was the robot in the reboot Lost in Space. At one point the kid uses a VR type device to control the robot and right off hundreds of space spiders. Not so great a movie, but very cool looking piece of technology. The potential for a interesting control schemes using Kinect is just amazing.

jacquesm 16y ago

Extremely impressive, just a few years ago that would have required retro-reflective markers all over the place to detect the multitude of joints positions.

brunoqc 16y ago

What would happen if you sneeze? I want matrix style interface (wireless if possible) where I can put my arm in the air for hours without felling pain or my body could stretch or morph in the same way the robot can (no need to stick to humanoid robots) and I want to feel like my eyes are really firing up laser beam while I'm doing the war crimes stuff.

byteclub 16y ago

Another impressive aspect is how quickly Kinect hacks are coming out. Some products seem to strike a chord with the enthusiasts, plus all of these things look very cool in videos, which makes for good publicity.

electromagnetic 16y ago
I think it takes a mixture of product quality vs hackability vs popularity. There's little point in being huge in any if you don't have all three. Kinect is insanely popular - by its sales figures. It appears exceptionally hackable - given how quickly and how many hacks have come from it. Finally it appears to be of exceptional quality (at least for the $ value) for these hacks to actually be using it so innovatively.
- pyre 16y ago
  Also, it doesn't require dangerous procedures that could brick your device to add the ability to hack on it.
- mike-cardwell 16y ago
  What proportion of people buy it to hack on rather than to play existing games? 0.001%?

stcredzero 16y ago

Bring on the Gundam style mech fighting games! (Then again, the possible home acrobatics are both a technical and legal challenge.) EDIT: Perhaps this can be a fixture at arcades? One could have a game where the players are in some sort of harness, allowing full acrobatics in safety. A lower cost version would allow for tumbling moves on a gym mat.