2:43 in the video, you can see that the robot uses a mac mini. i guess it fits the form factor…

Posted at 10:21 am on Dec 2nd, 2008 by Michael

I wonder how many times they pointed it at each other’s body parts…for reach purposes of course.

Posted at 10:37 am on Dec 2nd, 2008 by benhoe

This may be mean to disabled people, but what happens if they “do” program it to “go get the laser for you” and it malfunctions and tries to go get it when you actually have it? I can just see some disabled person, who is so crippled that they need this robot, fighting with it for the pointer.

Posted at 11:03 am on Dec 2nd, 2008 by msl

hahhahhaha, thats a little harsh msi. funny, but still

Posted at 11:54 am on Dec 2nd, 2008 by roosta

Me and my wife made one of those 5 years ago – and it responds to BOTH voice and finger pointing – she’s called Zurie.

Posted at 12:32 pm on Dec 2nd, 2008 by VonSkippy

vonskippy – where are the “how it was made” pictures on that?

Posted at 2:14 pm on Dec 2nd, 2008 by sidge

Around 1:50, when it’s picking up the phone, notice how the people in the background are moving really fast? That thing picks up stuff slower than my six-year-old cleaning up his toys!

Posted at 2:24 pm on Dec 2nd, 2008 by Del

Can it charge itself?
what happens when the laser battery goes out?

Posted at 4:17 pm on Dec 2nd, 2008 by X

Seriously, are they making these robots intentionally slow as hell? The thing spent the last two minutes of the first demonstration extending its arm for the operator.

Posted at 4:45 pm on Dec 2nd, 2008 by xdx

Only useful for people who do not have Parkinsons (ex. Michael J. Fox). Can you imagine the little robot going all over the place cause the person can’t control the pointer?

Posted at 7:24 pm on Dec 2nd, 2008 by underdog

I would like to know how inventors get the parts for things like this. Its not like they go out to lowes and pick up some pipe…

Posted at 8:37 pm on Dec 2nd, 2008 by Toast

Its a shame it will only work via line of sight!
Where as the good old dog with fetch the paper from the letter box. Perhaps a robbo rex is required? Still a very impresive!

Posted at 1:49 am on Dec 4th, 2008 by Grovenstien

So would that make the input/output program the EI-E I/O?

Posted at 9:49 am on Dec 8th, 2008 by Bogus

Is there any information about this subject in other languages?

Posted at 6:21 pm on Dec 24th, 2008 by work and travel