Perceiving Robotic Industrial Arm Inches Toward Autonomy

kkleiner writes "Willow Garage spinoff IPI has developed a visual system for its line of robotic arms that enable the machines to perceive a specific object in the midst of random ones. On-site videos show the 'sensing' robots analyzing stacks of random boxes, selecting certain ones, and tossing them to a human handler. The software is also used in an automated box unloader that requires no human supervision."

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Re:Take note ups, fed-ex, usps workers.

[phantomfive]

And based on the second video, they will treat the packages with the same gentle, loving care provided by human UPS workers. You can feel safe in the hands of the robot.