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Recording With The Skill Kinect Body Control

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, I have a question regarding the Kinect Body Control skill in Synthiam ARC. With the Auto Position skill, we can create frames and record them to form gestures like waving or bowing. Can we achieve similar functionality with the Kinect Body Control skill, specifically in terms of recording movements and saving them for later use?

Additionally, the skill description mentions the use of 6 servos for the upper body. Are we limited to controlling only 6 servos with this skill? If so, is it possible to reassign servos intended for the lower body to be used for the upper body instead?

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The Kinect Body Control skill in Synthiam ARC is designed to control your robot's servos by detecting your body movements using a Microsoft XBOX 360 Kinect. However, it does not have built-in functionality to record movements and save them for later use, like the Auto Position skill does. The Auto Position skill is specifically designed for creating and saving servo animations, which can be replayed as gestures.

Regarding the number of servos, the Kinect Body Control skill allows you to control six servos for the upper body and six for the lower body. If you want to use more than six servos for the upper body, you can indeed reassign servos intended for the lower body to be used for the upper body instead. This can be done by configuring the servo ports in the skill's settings.

Here's how you can configure the servos:

  1. Open the Kinect Body Control Configuration:

    • Go to the "Upper Body" and "Lower Body" tabs in the configuration window.

  2. Reassign Servos:

    • In the "Lower Body" tab, you can assign the lower body servos to the same ports as the upper body servos if you want to use them for the upper body instead.
    • Adjust the servo ports, board index, and other parameters as needed.

  3. Save the Configuration:

    • Once you've reassigned the servos, save the configuration to apply the changes.

If you want to achieve recording and playback functionality similar to the Auto Position skill, you might consider using a combination of Kinect Body Control for real-time control and Auto Position for recording and replaying specific movements. You can manually create frames in the Auto Position skill based on the movements you perform with the Kinect Body Control.

If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!


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thats answered my question, thanks

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