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Robotic Photographer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the takes-a-better-photograph-than-I-do dept.

Boojum137 writes " ExtremeTech has an article on a robotic wedding photographer named Lewis. Lewis's hardware stats are modest, so he uses a clever trick to locate people based on skin tone, which is also independent of race. After locating potential subjects with a myriad of sensors, including sonar, laser range finders, and infra-red, he tries to frame the shot according to photographic rules of composition. But the real innovation behind this "red trashcan" is its ability to fade into the background. According to Lewis's creators at Washington University's Media and Machines lab, because of the robot's passive nature, people tend to ignore it after short period of ogling. This allows for some great natural shots, instead of the typical forced and self-conscious shots from human wedding photographers. And, in case you were wondering, Lewis is going to live up to his name in November."

8 of 107 comments (clear)

  1. second pist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    cause frost pist is just too frosty

  2. You are NOT going to get this past the bride! by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Or your future mother-in-law, either.

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  3. Not NEWS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You you assholes, this is NOT news by any stretch of the imagination. Decent photos of Dr. Cynthia Breazeals tits would be news. This is fluff. Apparently Slashdot stuff.

  4. New business-model? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1: Write free software.
    2: ?
    3: Hire robotic photographer for you wedding.
    4: Profit!

    1. Re:New business-model? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      1: Listen to fanatics like RMS spreading BS.
      2: Write free software.
      3: Eat garbage to stay alive.
      4: Bancrupt!

    2. Re:New business-model? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      1: Write free software.
      2: Waste all your working time reading slashdot.
      3: !Profit!

  5. Why should anyone here care about this? by SuicideTroll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's not like anyone who reads slashdot will ever get married.

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  6. Re:Lewis + Paparazzi = Terminator 3? by N3WBI3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod this up...

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