Comments on: Robot Finds Lost Shoppers and Provides Directions

By: Remote Presence Robot » Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog

Remote Presence Robot » Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:30:32 +0000

[...] robot owner used the robot to have his mother attend his wedding (and dressed up the robot) – Robot Finds Lost Shoppers and Provides Directions – New Yorkers Help Robot Find Its Way in the Big City – Toyota Partner Robots [...]

By: Robot Prison Guards in South Korea » Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog

Robot Prison Guards in South Korea » Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:56:22 +0000

The potential market for robotics is huge. Smart countries are investing in becoming the centers for excellence in that area…

By: Dawn Turner

Dawn Turner — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:37:01 +0000

I would love to see one of these in action. I hate going to the store and being bombarded by salespeople. Then there are sometimes when I really need help and there isn’t a salesperson to be found. I wonder if this robot is annoying or helpful.

I am sure the first time people see or interact with one of these it is very cool and amusing. But after this is seen more often and is more common, will they be an annoyance ?

It reminds me of the self-checks at wal-mart. I thought they were pretty cool at first– and was proud of myself for jumping in instead of being intimidated…now they just annoy me ! They make far too many mistakes and require a human being far too often to come and help. That just doesn’t save time to me.

My two cents !

By: Akhmad Guntar

Akhmad Guntar — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:52:28 +0000

You know what, you guys… I think the final version of that bot’s actually supposed to have hemispherical dark plastic lenses over the cameras (it looks like that’s what the orb-shaped camera housings are built for).

So then he’s got big, mildly unnerving puppy-dog eyes instead of extremely unnerving terminator eyes.

By: George Lindemann Jr

George Lindemann Jr — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:54:29 +0000

Well this is another prove that this days meaning of “private” is disapering step by step. No body knows who watch us and so few people understand that our body language tells so much about us…

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:02:27 +0000

I disagree with John. I’d MUCH rather speak with/use a machine than deal with a real person. Real people (especially sales people) annoy the hell out of me. If *I* need help, *I* will approach you! Until then, back the hell off or you’ll do nothing more than chase me out of the store and lose the sale!

By: John

John — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:31:05 +0000

It will definitly take a lot of time before robots like this could replace real salespeople. One problem would be that a lot of people don’t want to deal with a machine. It’s just easier to ask a person.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:03:02 +0000

I want one of these. I have the worst sense of direction of anybody in the Northern Hemisphere. I can just imagine the conversation now:

Robot: are you lost?
Me: yes?

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By: Robot Droids Help Lost Shoppers Navigate | Vector One

Robot Droids Help Lost Shoppers Navigate | Vector One — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:23:16 +0000

[...] Here is a another example of looking at the issue of navigation without a hand held device in the city, and this one works indoors too. The Osaka-based Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute (ATR) has developed a crowd-monitoring humanoid robot that recognizes when people are lost and helps them find their way. [...]