Probabilistic Fusion of Multiple Algorithms for Object Recognition at Information Level

This video shows object recognition for mobile manipulation using a Kinect RGBD camera. The robot cleans up the table by dropping all objects on the table into its basket. The objects are recognized by probabilistic fusion of multiple algorithm results. The object recognition is able to run a simple 3D model matcher, color histogramm, barcode and OCR algorithms. The scenario focuses on the recognition of similar objects, such as different flavours of juice. None of the algorithms alone would have been able to identify the objects reliably enough.
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Intel’s Robot Butler Serves, Clears, and Does Dishes

Our collective dream of a Jetsons-like future is inching closer to reality with a little help from Intel, which this week showed off HERB (the Home Exploring Robot Butler) to FastCompany.com. The robotic butler, built as part of a collaboration with the Quality of Life Technology Center and Carnegie Mellon University, uses six multi-core computers along with multiple sensors to perform various tasks around the kitchen. HERB has some powerful capabilities. It can serve, toss things in the trash (or recycling), sort dishes and place them in the dishwasher, and more. But there are still plenty of issues to overcome before HERB can will be scrubbing your pots. During our demonstration, Intel programmers spent nearly 10 minutes debugging code before the HERB was finally able to grasp a container and throw it away. Once HERB got going, though, we could see a real-life robo-maid become a very distinct possibility. Check out our video below. Ariel Schwartz can be reached on Twitter …

japanese robot made(maid) coffee

Je veux ce robot! www.nicovideo.jp
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Wiimote+Roomba=Wiimba !

This is my first roomba hacking. I can say it is a kind of warning for the society taken over by robots. It is a noble challenge to take the human job back from the robots. In short, I changed my wonderful roomba into an ordinary dull vacuum cleaner using a remote controller of Wii