Marvin the Robot Feeds Himself
Intel's Seattle lab has teamed with the University of Washington to create Marvin, a one-armed bot who travels via Segway. On display at some of their public events, he was also on hand during last week's annual open house. Aside from his usual tricks, he plugged himself into an electical outlet. Marvin can sense the energy from the outlet within about 2.5mm. So far his accuracy is at 93% and rejoices after his power meal by whirring, chirping and other botty noises. Researcher Brian Mayton says that service bots will need that ability as they will have to assist humans with limited maintenance and control.
Via Seattle Times
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Posted by Sheila Franklin at October 2, 2009 8:50 AM
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