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Demo 1 – Video
Demo 1 went well with the robots successfully identifying their human partners – and the video editing is finally complete. In this video you can watch the full demo.
Demo 1 – Early data analysis results
Demo 1 produced a lot of data and we are working our way through it now. Preliminary figures suggest that the CCMCatalog enabled the robots to collaborate far more efficiently when working together and that the robots were able to … Continue reading
Showtime
The stage has now been set for our robots to show off their capabilities so far. The robots are to map out an area which they scan for humans using search patterns. Each human detected will be identified using facial … Continue reading
Robot jitters before first demo
Preparation of our robots is now in full swing to get them up and running for our first demo. The on-board cameras all need to run at the same time which we have been testing as well as getting the … Continue reading
Planning the first demo
The CCMCatalog is almost done and can handle the sharing and negotiation of observations and tasks between the two robots. Face detection has gone in and the new body and legs detector is being tested now. Basic navigation is working … Continue reading
New cool features in Psyclone 2.0: Python integration
Psyclone 2.0 already supports user authored native C++ modules running in a mixed Windows/Linux cluster environment. Now we have added native Python 2.7 and 3.5 support so our users can create either inline or separate modules written entirely in Python. … Continue reading
CoCoMaps at the Hannover Messe 2017
The CoCoMaps team is in Hannover demonstrating our turn-taking technology for robot-human natural conversations. You can find us in Hall 17 at the ECHORD stand C70. We are here with three other cool robotics projects and attracting a lot of … Continue reading
Robot-human turn-taking now running on the Psyclone 2 platform
We now have turn-taking for two participants (one robot and one human) up and running on the Psyclone 2 platform. We use Nuance for speech recognition and speech generation and can handle interruptions and long pauses. Now we just need … Continue reading
CoCoMaps invited to exhibit at Hannover Messe 2017
The CoCoMaps project has been invited to exhibit our technology at the Hannover Messe 2017 in Germany. We will be showcasing our turn-taking technology running on the Psyclone 2 platform.
CoCoMaps at CES 2017
The CoCoMaps team is networking at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, meeting up with a number of potential vendors, partners and customers.