Video: Driving Miss Daisy...with a Kinect

[Travis Hoffman]

I shudder to click this link, anticipating the carnage that lies ahead.

.....the horror! Wait, that was a trailer for "The Thing".

Thanks for sharing.

I presume we are seeing fixed-speed commands - not any analog "go faster....I said faster.....FASTER DANGIT!....Wait!....Slow down!....Slower!....Not the Grandma in the front row!.......STOOOOOOOOOP!" stuff. Right?

Maybe that should be the benchmark for ever using this on a competition field to control a drivetrain. Put a grandma covered in copious amounts of pool noodles and protective gear at one end of the field. Have the robot drive at her at full speed, then turn away at the last moment, do 10 complete circles around her in each direction, and return. If grandma remains upright and/or doesn't run away screaming in terror, then roll with it.

You may substitute any member of the GDC for Grandma, if you like. :-P

I think it would be really cool to see the sensor control an arm to hang tubes - seems like a more natural fit. Can't wait to see the vid for that!