Robot Assistant

This robot avoids distracting objects by seeking out anything that resembles a human face. Upon finding a human face, the robot locks onto the target and waits for a verbal command, such as "find bookcase". It appears that non-verbal commands, such as placing objects in the robot's extensers, are also computed by the robot. (Now, if only we can get a robot like this on to controlbot.com, and perform lab experiments from our living room sofa over the internet).

Read here if you're interested in following this robotics work. See also: Control Bot - Remote Robotics.