joystiq.com - 11/23/2008
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If you needed further proof that we're quickly approaching the day when robots will outperform humans in all our endeavors, you may want to turn your attention to a tech demo for the Guitar Hero -playing "Cythbot" , which we've posted after the jump. Using a light-measuring camera and six ...
blog.wired.com - 11/22/2008
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blog.wired.com —
Say hello to the latest rock star on
the block: the Cythbot The Cythbot combines a camera
with a vision processing system and pneumatic fingers to create a robot that can play the popular Guitar Hero video game by itself. The Cythbot ...
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Guitar Hero Robot Belts Out a Neat Tune
spectrum.ieee.org - 11/21/2008
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spectrum.ieee.org —
20 November 2008—Rehabilitation specialists have taken to Nintendo’s
Wii game console as a way to help motivate
patients during physical therapy and rehabilitation. The latest addition to the Wii-hab phenomenon is perhaps its coolest— Air Guitar Hero ...
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IEEE Spectrum: For those without hands, there's Air ...
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Cythbot, pneumatic Guitar Hero
Hack a Day —
... and color. All button presses are done using pneumatics. The whole system is self-contained and doesn’t require a separate computer for processing. Our favorite part is that the controller remains completely unmodified and the industrial light tree used to indicate notes. The team says that the pneumatics aren’t quite fast enough to hit 100%, unlike some humans. Video of the bot in action after the break.
[via Joystiq]
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Guitar Hero-Playing Robot Masters "Cult of Personality"
Tech Blog —
... Dubbed the "Cythbot", this Guitar Hero-playing robot uses "a light-measuring camera and six pneumatic 'fingers'" to tackle the extremely difficult "Cult of Personality" track. Video after the break.
If you needed further proof that we're quickly approaching the day when robots will outperform humans in all our endeavors, you may want to turn your attention to a tech demo for the Guitar Hero-playing "Cythbot".
[via Joystiq]
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