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CES Robots

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
in Robotics
I'll be there Wednesday. Too bad I missed this LG fail: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42614281

Slideshow: https://www.cnet.com/pictures/ces-2018-robots-pictures/

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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Nice 100 drone light show, jump to 1:29:00 in the Intel keynote.

    @xanadu ??? :)

    http://live.ces.tech/detail/videos/keynotes/video/5704471713001/intel-keynote?autoStart=true
  • JonMJonM Posts: 318
    erco wrote: »
    Nice 100 drone light show, jump to 1:29:00 in the Intel keynote.

    @xanadu ??? :)

    http://live.ces.tech/detail/videos/keynotes/video/5704471713001/intel-keynote?autoStart=true
    I envy you for being at CES.

    Yeah, the 100 Drone thing has been impressive and has gotten more attention in the US since Intel got involved with Ars Electronica Futurelab and their Spaxels shows. I hear tell that they might start shoing these at Disneyland at some point.
    Futurelab does some amazing things with the whole drone show thing
    https://SPAXELS.at/

    The LG fail is funny. How many of those Cloi bots are there going to be there? I think Jibo was announced last year (although Cloi looks a lot like Jibo but with 2 eyes) and now there is Kuri HomeBot as well. It must be a 2018 thang.
    https://heykuri.com/

    Buddy looks a bit freaky though:
    bluefrogrobotics.com/en/news/buddy-named-ces-2018-best-innovation-awards-honoree/
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    Behind his cheerful & sweet little face, BUDDY spies on everything you and your family do.

    Besides that it's probably a major security issue.

    Do these things have any practical purpose?
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    Heater. wrote: »
    Behind his cheerful & sweet little face, BUDDY spies on everything you and your family do.

    Besides that it's probably a major security issue.

    Do these things have any practical purpose?

    Seems like a lot of the AI and IoT hardware and software is technology looking for an application or out and out spyware.
  • Keith YoungKeith Young Posts: 569
    The NSA is drooling over these pointless voice activated robots.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    I have never been to CES. But I imagine that in years gone by it was full of these new fangle personal computers and such like. Which must have been pretty exciting. Wish I'd been there.

    Then I recall the year that every electronic gadget was showing off the, then new, blue LED. Fantastic!

    I guess in days past the long forgotten "HIFI" was a big draw.

    Today it looks grim, from this far wayaway vantage point at least. The big thing I read about is "smart speakers".

    On the one hand "Meh".

    On the other hand, who wants all that stuff spying on them and the attendant security hazards?


  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2018-01-10 15:26
    I was supposed to go today, I'll call you if I do.
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    Heater. wrote: »
    I have never been to CES. But I imagine that in years gone by it was full of these new fangle personal computers and such like. Which must have been pretty exciting.

    Meh. In the olden days the showstopper was the adult exhibits, held in a different convention hall. You can bet the chartered busses to and from were always pretty full! Those days are over, having gone out with video retailing.

    From the early 80s I had to go for the magazine articles I used to write. I'm happy I no longer have that beat. I just watch YouTube videos of the cool stuff, read Erco's reports, and save myself a trip to Vegas.

  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Long day. Up at 3 am, drove 282 miles to Vegas CES, did the LV convention center from 9-4, and drove back 282 miles. erco crash imminent! I'll post some more videos & pics, but here's my fave robot trick from the show: a cartwheel.

  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    OK, one more long one. Uploading now, may take ~10 minutes.

  • RS_JimRS_Jim Posts: 1,764
    Erco,
    Is your next challenge a cartwheel figure 8?
    Jim
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    erco wrote: »
    OK, one more long one. Uploading now, may take ~10 minutes.

    These are reminiscent of 80s personal bots -- I love em!

    The flat screen TVs used for billboards, ads, advisories, etc. give them a tangible, useful, commercial purpose. These might actually sell.

  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2018-01-11 18:48
    Yep, it's an idea that might take off.

    Tireless robots that can follow people around, recognize them, and stuff targeted advertising in their faces.

    Is it only me that finds this environment we live in of wall to wall screens shouting advertising at us, every place we go, really annoying? No worse, abusive?

  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    Heater. wrote: »
    Yep, it's an idea that might take off.

    Tireless robots that can follow people around, recognize them, and stuff targeted advertising in their faces.

    Is it only me that finds this environment we live in of wall to wall screens shouting advertising at us, every place we go, really annoying? No worse, abusive?

    You're definitely not alone in that. I would add snailmail boxes and doors full of junk to the list.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Oops, just noticed I uploaded the wrong video last night in my sleepless zombie state. I have a 3-4 minute mashup of many robots. Will upload that when I get home later.

    Yeah, no one's got the killer app that I have yet (no one here seen that yet). I'm amazed, erco can still get rich. Gotta get back on that one. Kids sure take up a lot of time. But I'm not complaining.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    Thanks for posting videos. The day I had planned to go turned out to be the busiest work day of the year.

    Did they have the new Aibo? I heard that's a big hit right now and there are lotteries where people are winning them.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2018-01-22 21:51
    Three more robot videos from CES. Whit, something for your blogspot! :)





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