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Lost robot crosses city by asking directions - tech - 13 May 2009

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Robots are getting better at finding their way around unknown areas, and making their own maps as they explore . But robots lost in urban areas don't need to rely on their own faculties to get from place to place, German roboticists have shown. Their mobile robot simply rolls up to any humans ...

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botjunkie.com - 5/15/2009

Lost Robot Asks For Directions

— botjunkie.com — Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 14 of May , 2009 at 4:41 am The Technical University... of Munich dropped off their ACE (Autonomous City Explorer) robot somewhere in Munich with no maps and instructions to make its way to the city center, 1.5 ... (more) Lost Robot Asks For Directions

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coolest-gadgets.com - 5/15/2009

ACE: The robot who needs directions

— coolest-gadgets.com — Since I am male, I have this thing about not wanting to ask for directions. It would... appear that a German research group known as the Institute of Automatic Control Engineering has created a robot that asks directions for them. In fact, the ... (more) ACE: The robot who needs directions

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Lost Robot Can Ask for Directions
Tech Blog — ... at the Technical University of Munich have developed the ACE (Autonomous City Explorer) robot, which "uses cameras and software to detect humans nearby, based on their motion and upright posture." Continue reading to see just how it uses that information to find its way. After 5 hours and 38 interactions, ACE reached its destination. I have to wonder, though, if we really want robots to be asking people for directions. [via BotJunkie - Newscientist]

ACE robot asks for directions, purpose in life
Engadget — The Tweenbots project already demonstrated that at least some folks are willing to help a lost robot find its way, but this new ACE bot developed by researchers at the Technical University of Munich has now ramped things up in a fairly big way, with it actually asking passers-by for directions and developing a map as it moves through the city. Apparently, the robot uses a series of ...

Giant Confused Robot Politely Asks for Directions [Man Helping Machine]
Gizmodo — ... it should be going, and using several cameras and custom software, it interprets the gesture with apparently flawless accuracy. The ACE's physical design seems sort of risky, in that running into a curb could send it flying face-first into a Munich gutter (do they have gutters in Germany? I'm inclined to think not), but it found its way to its destination a kilometer away with only one incorrect direction, so we guess the complex system of cameras and gesture-based mapping works. [New Scientist] ...