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Augmented Reality Wall-e



Have you seen my Real Wall-e robot companion? Well, this is my latest addition! You can now experience life as Wall-e. Wearing Vuzix Virtual Reality glasses with built-in accelerometer combined with my EZ-Builder Robot Control Software, you can now see what Wall-e sees AND control his head movements with your head! It's like switching bodies with a robot!

The movie character images on the paper have unique patterns below which my software is able to recognize. When the software recognizes the pattern, I've added a simple script to play an audio file in response to the character. I use PR-T the salon robot, Eve his girlfriend, and the evil captain.

I control Wall-e's movements by using a Wii Remote Control. With the Wiimote I can also control Wall-e's hand position by moving the Wiimote up and down, back and forth.

It is amazing to experience the view from a robot!

Also, here's a video of some people being Wall-e at our local Telus Spark Science Centre


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#1  

That's amazing DJ! Excellent stuff you're coming up with. I really enjoyed your videos.

France
#2  

Great idea, great job

#4  

DJ..................you are just amazing!!!!!!!!!! Just when ya think ya can't outdo yerself...................you do! I really gotta get me some of those!!!!!! Any idea on a release date??

#5  

very cool video's DJ i have the AR PARROT i bought whle back where can i get the glasses another cool idea is to use MINDSET HEADSET have any plans for that ,getting one in a few weeks to control my ROVIO by using my mind,plus software to control other robots mindset headset