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November 22, 2011 03:03 pm GMT

SmartPal VII: A Humanoid That Can Be Remote-Controlled Via Kinect (Video)

Picture 2We've shown you many Kinect-based hacks and applications over the past months, and here is a new one from Japan: major robot maker Yaskawa has developed a humanoid that can be remote-controlled using a Kinect interface. Dubbed SmartPal VII, the telepresence robot can be used to communicate with other people over a distance or even help them cleaning up rooms, for example (by controlling the robot's arms using Kinect).

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