Apparatus and methods for remotely controlling robotic devices

This invention describes a system for controlling a robot from a distance. A smart controller uses a video camera to observe a user's movements or voice, learning to associate them with specific actions. When it recognizes a learned command, it sends an infrared signal to the robot, causing it to perform the desired task.

Why it matters: Filed before modern computer vision and machine learning made gesture and posture recognition from video feeds highly accurate and accessible. The "learning controller" is now far easier to implement.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateSoftware logic, video camera, infrared transmitter

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