Romo: new iPhone robot recognizes faces


Romo, a robot that is controlled by the iPhone you have to connect. Meanwhile the makers a new Kickstarterproject forming a second revision of Romo on to market. The new Romo should be stronger and faster processing commands, which you also can do more with it.


The new Romo, according to the authors are able to recognize faces, so he could theoretically respond to its owner instance. The Romo should be smarter, which he based on their own experiences such actions can take. The camera makes it possible for you to look through the eyes of Romo. He would, however, use a camera feed you can view. The authors come up with their own apps for the functions to use and are also planning to release an SDK to bring. This allows other developers also make apps for Romo.


You can use a iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPod touch fourth generation connect Romo. At the time the robot has not yet support the iPhone 5, which makes use of a new Lightning connection. The authors claim to be working on a new robot that is on the iPhone 5 can be connected. After you have purchased an iPhone or iPod close at Romo, you can also control it from another iDevice, a Mac or a Web browser. However, this can not be the first generation iPhone and iPad, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and third generation iPod touch or earlier.

Meanwhile, they are about half, with one month to go. The project succeeds, and then the makers hope the Romo in January 2013 to send.

Owners of an old Romo do not have to count on support for new apps. The makers say that Romo internally so much has changed, that new apps are not able to communicate with Romo. The old software will still be available.

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