{"id":368442,"date":"2010-02-26T02:24:18","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T07:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/snackbot-carnegie-mellon\/14341\/"},"modified":"2010-02-26T02:24:18","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T07:24:18","slug":"snackbot-serves-up-some-human-robot-interaction-and-snacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/368442","title":{"rendered":"Snackbot serves up some human-robot interaction&#8230; and snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/snackbot.jpg\" alt=\"Snackbot on his rounds delivering sustenance to those in need at CMU\"><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a student at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) who is left gasping for breath when forced to drag yourself away from your studies to get a snack, rejoice! A CMU team has created a robot that is designed to deliver snacks <em>to you<\/em>. But the appropriately named Snackbot is far more than a vending machine on wheels. It is designed to serve as a research platform for the study of long-term Human-Robot Interaction and packs a healthy helping of technological goodies, including a laser navigation system, sonar sensors and a stereo vision camera for eyes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/autonomous\/\" rel=\"tag\">autonomous<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/behavior\/\" rel=\"tag\">Behavior<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/interactive\/\" rel=\"tag\">Interactive<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/navigation\/\" rel=\"tag\">navigation<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/research\/\" rel=\"tag\">Research<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/robot\/\" rel=\"tag\">Robot<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/sensors\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sensors<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/university\/\" rel=\"tag\">University<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/brown-university-autonomous-gesture-following-robot\/11285\/\">Brown University develops autonomous, gesture-following robot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/sintefs-pipe-inspection-robot\/9549\/\">Scientists developing intelligent pipe-inspection robot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1947\/\">Evolution Robotics unveils New ER2 Personal Robot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/robotic-surgeon-removes-shrapnel\/12028\/\">Robotic surgeon could remove shrapnel on battlefield<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tmsuk-sends-a-robot-to-do-the-shopping\/9636\/\">TMSUK sends a robot to do the shopping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/the-care-o-bot-3--always-at-your-service\/9628\/\">The Care-O-bot 3  &#8211; always at your service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GKXddM34mt_Jhc9UXWXEjsOHoO0\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GKXddM34mt_Jhc9UXWXEjsOHoO0\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GKXddM34mt_Jhc9UXWXEjsOHoO0\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/GKXddM34mt_Jhc9UXWXEjsOHoO0\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=PpkHrfRu5fo:Feq1pZeS1EI:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=PpkHrfRu5fo:Feq1pZeS1EI:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=PpkHrfRu5fo:Feq1pZeS1EI:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=PpkHrfRu5fo:Feq1pZeS1EI:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=PpkHrfRu5fo:Feq1pZeS1EI:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=PpkHrfRu5fo:Feq1pZeS1EI:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=PpkHrfRu5fo:Feq1pZeS1EI:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/PpkHrfRu5fo\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a student at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) who is left gasping for breath when forced to drag yourself away from your studies to get a snack, rejoice! 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