Here’s another sight-controlled robot created by a team of researchers from the Technical University of Denmark and the IT University of Copenhagen. It’s pretty simple and effective. The bot is based around a LEGO NXT-G kit, throw in a webcam and a laptop that’s connected to the bot via Bluetooth, and to a desktop PC via WiFi and there it is.

The PC is used as an eye-tracking system that lets you control the robot as you watch the live feed from its webcam. The researchers are already looking to use the system to control a wheelchair, and add some head-tracking to the mix for good measure.

[Engadget]

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