Cody is a new humanoid robot, a work in progress at Healthcare Robotics Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta).
This robot can open closet doors and drawers and can follow a person holding it by the hand.
Cody is manipulated with a remote control just like those for video games, or directly by interacting with it (touching it) via its multiple sensors.
The humanoid has several video cameras and a laser detector.
Cody at work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAUrnNLw1kw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHn64nG5wSI
Assisted direct interaction with human beings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1rex1l5YUI
pp via hizook
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