Delph1
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 Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:56 am Post subject: Bomb robot controlled via Wiimote |
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| Quote: | According to a report by New Scientist magazine, engineers at the US Department of Energy have already modified a specialist robot to be controlled by a Wii Remote.
Before soldiers storm into a risky situation, the Johhny-5 clone is able to find explosives, unearth landmines and dispose of bombs – all the time under the supervision of a Wii Remote-waving soldier. The scientists chose the Nintendo console’s controller because it’s able to detect motion in multiple directions. |
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/03/27/wii_remote_packbot_robot/
//Andreas
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super dank
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:52 am Post subject: |
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Cool 
On the same note, the very same TV show I saw the BigDog walker on showed some experimental surveillance stuff that was built into combat equipment, and was controlled by wireless xbox 360 controllers; with one of those cool wrap-around visors
I suppose it's getting hard to improve these sort of hand-held controllers |
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