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[DPRG] New sensor for robots
Subject: [DPRG] New sensor for robots
From: John Abshier
jabshier at kc.rr.com
Date: Mon Feb 4 10:45:09 CST 2008
A Boston-based company, Motus Corporation <http://www.motuscorporation.com/>
, hopes to take advantage of the Wii's popularity through a new product: the
Motus Darwin , which allows motion-based control on non-Nintendo game
<http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20150/?nlid=851##> systems,
including the PC. Motus Darwin measures absolute position with respect to
earth itself. Using gyroscopes and accelerometers, the controller orients
itself to the magnetic north, and senses the direction it is pointing.
Mahajan explains that this method has not been used before because the
gyroscopes and accelerometers have a tendency towards errors. Through
Motus's work on iClub, he says, the company has designed a combination of
hardware, software and firmware that corrects the error. Finally, the system
relays its positional information to the console in fewer than 30
milliseconds. Darwin, expected to retail for $79-$99
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20150/?nlid=851
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