Researchers from RMIT in Melbourne, Australia have developed a flying running companion called Joggobot. The system uses the built-in camera on a commercially-available Parrot AR Drone quadrocopter to track the position of a jogger, and fly a few feet out in front. While the current version has some serious limitations, there is huge potential for the development of a fully interactive training partner or coach in the very near future... Continue Reading Joggobot turns a quadrocopter into a running companion
Section: Sports
Tags: AR.Drone, Autonomous, Quadrocopter, Robots, Running, Sports
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