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Sparky the assistive companion robot
Posted by Claire on 31 December 2014
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Tags: community projects
Forum member jr1985 posted about Sparky, a robot that uses a Micro Maestro and custom Visual Basic software running on a laptop. The goal is for sparky to one day become an assistive companion robot that entertains and helps elderly or disabled people. Currently, Sparky is able to avoid obstacles and navigate through rooms while logging movements to map the areas it encounters. And it has some dancing skills:
For all the Sparky videos, take a look at jr1985’s YouTube channel.