CRISTAL Research project (Roomba touchscreen control)

Post by **Esteban** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:43 pm

Check that handy Roomba control (2:35 mins)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tio5OvIqToc&[/youtube]

Ciao,
Esteban

Post by **Alexander** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:05 pm

ezhome should sell this

Alexander

Post by **drmacchi** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:48 pm

Wow ! Any other technical info? ciao. lorenzo

Post by **Edwin2008** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:59 am

very nice! one problem, if you use the coffee table for its original purpose you have to shuffle the cups

Post by **EzHome** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:12 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by mgizmo
 ezhome should sell this

Alexander
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Only if it supports z-wave or zigbee [8D]

Let's make z-wave EZ

Post by **Mversluis** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:30 pm

I have seem those technique before , it would be a combination of motion detect and video.
Some similar project you can find it here :
http://www.vertigo-systems.com/eng-livi ... .html?&L=1

There would be some European supplier , but the price's where a half year ago very high.

Post by **r_255** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:12 pm

well with the proper screen and the surface sdk from ms this should not be so hard

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/about_faqs/faqs.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2IZi7SNzJI

@mversluis, that vertigo floor is the bomb!

Post by **TANE** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:36 pm

In think this kind of control will not be available in the next 5 years.
I see multi touch..with camera sense
and lot of other connectivities that are only seen in SF movies
a better option will be VR control like in the movie minority report

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