An experimental home robot developed at National Chiao Tung University (NCTU)in Taiwan called 'NCTU Vision One' can identify people and interpret hand gestures.
The robot is a product of the Computer Vision Research Center at the university.
It is designed to recognize a particular person and follow them around in case they need help. After training it can understand hand gestures as commands for pre-programmed tasks such as "get my medicine" or 'I've fallen and I can't get up."
It can also recognize facial expressions to help understand the gesticulations or to evaluate the person's health.
The robot can also take on duty as a guard. It can recognize the difference between a friend or foe. If an unauthorized person is spotted the robot follows at a safe distance and notifies a human.
NCTU DEVELOPS NEW HOUSEHOLD ROBOTS
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