amazing robot: Omnimaru2

Posted by Joe Strout on October 6, 2006, 12:00 pm

A post on Robots-Dreams today is well worth checking out, in case some
of you here don't watch that regularly:

http://www.robots-dreams.com/2006/10/onimaru2_a_most.html

The robot shown (with videos), Omnimaru2, is really amazing. Watch how
it passes a ball from one hand to the other before throwing it. The
roller skating is pretty impressive, too.

- Joe

Posted by RMDumse on October 7, 2006, 2:02 pm

Joe Strout wrote:

> A post on Robots-Dreams today is well worth checking out, in case some
> of you here don't watch that regularly:
> http://www.robots-dreams.com/2006/10/onimaru2_a_most.html

Yep pretty amazing, but do you think it has any autonomous modes? Looks
like it is being driven from a PS2 controller, by the way it moves,
like when it was trying to align itself for a kick.

--
Randy M. Dumse
www.newmicros.com
Caution: Objects in mirror are more confused than they appear.

Posted by Joe Strout on October 7, 2006, 11:52 pm

> > A post on Robots-Dreams today is well worth checking out, in case some
> > of you here don't watch that regularly:
> > http://www.robots-dreams.com/2006/10/onimaru2_a_most.html

>
> Yep pretty amazing, but do you think it has any autonomous modes?

Yes, since it competes in Robo-One competitions, and about half the
events at such competitions are autonomous -- including the qualifying
demonstration.

> Looks like it is being driven from a PS2 controller, by the way
> it moves, like when it was trying to align itself for a kick.

Yes, I'm sure it was being controlled for that, and for the combat
demonstrations too.

Best,
- Joe

Posted by J.A. Legris on October 8, 2006, 1:32 pm

Joe Strout wrote:

> A post on Robots-Dreams today is well worth checking out, in case some
> of you here don't watch that regularly:
> http://www.robots-dreams.com/2006/10/onimaru2_a_most.html
> The robot shown (with videos), Omnimaru2, is really amazing. Watch how
> it passes a ball from one hand to the other before throwing it. The
> roller skating is pretty impressive, too.

Ok, someone spent a lot of time programming various semi-autonomous
moves into a cute little mechanical man, but really, who cares? Is it
fundamentally any different from what the animators do every day at
Pixar? Excellent entertainment and probably great training for making
additional little semi-autonomous mechanical men who can do still more
closed-ended stunts. Yawn.

I'll be impressed when a robot, even a very simple one, can fend for
itself in the real world by sensing its environment and adapting (like
Stanley in the DARPA Grand Ghallenge). The main thing these little
"humanoid" robots show is how much time and money people are willing to
spend on fancy toys. They might as well be humanoid pencil-sharpeners.

--
Joe Legris

Posted by Mike_in_SD on October 9, 2006, 1:36 am

>Joe Strout wrote:
>I'll be impressed when a robot, even a very simple one, can fend for
>itself in the real world by sensing its environment and adapting (like
>Stanley in the DARPA Grand Ghallenge). The main thing these little
>"humanoid" robots show is how much time and money people are willing to
>spend on fancy toys. They might as well be humanoid pencil-sharpeners.
>--
>Joe Legris

The thing is Joe .. these little toy robots build interest in the hobby.

Many of the people building these 'toys' are future Darpa competitors.

You must live in a drab world if everything has to have real world
application to be worthwhile.

Mike

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