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That is so awesome. I wish I had that 11 years ago during my Microsoft Research Internship. I had a NAO robot (from another great French company) and it walked
by BrandiATMuhkuh 3mo ago
That is so awesome. I wish I had that 11 years ago during my Microsoft Research Internship. I had a NAO robot (from another great French company) and it walked to employees to motivate them to do some movements. To prevent long term injuries from being in the same position for too long.
It had a visual compass but it didn't work. And just telling to "walk straight" clearly didn't work :D
Here is the video in case someone is curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZkmNqpJCcM&t=190s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZkmNqpJCcM&t=190s (and the paper: https://brandstetter.io/papers/Fidgebot_Working_Out_while_Working.pdf https://brandstetter.io/papers/Fidgebot_Working_Out_while_Wo...)
- adev_ 3mo ago> I had a NAO robot (from another great French company) and it walked to employees to motivate them to do some movements. One Toyota research center where I worked had robots that would go around the office and propose Snack to people. While probably not being the most efficient way of using a robot, it definitively brought a smile on the face of many employees.
- BrandiATMuhkuh 3mo agohaha how cool. Not sure if I’m out of touch (not doing robotics right now) or if things just slowed down. Back in ~2013 it looked like humanoid robots were just around the corner. Boston Dynamics became a hit. Aldebaran’s Pepper was presented. And the DARPA Robotics Challenge was on everyone’s lips. And then suddenly, nothing.