November 27, 2010

Name the Thing Contest - 159
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Thanks to Dino Direct for sponsoring the contest this week. They will be providing a $20 gift Dino Direct certificate or a 50mW Violet Laser Pointer to the winner. They sell tons of cool tech products so finding something won’t be hard, deciding what you want from the large selection will take awhile though! If you are looking to get some new toys have a look at their site right

Situated Virtual Reality for Telerobotic Control
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Stéphane Bersot has developed a Situated Virtual Reality for Telerobotic Control system which allows an operator to control a piece of machinery in a remote location by viewing a 3D representation of the remote scene.  The cool thing about this is since you are looking at a representation of the remote location you are able to see everything at any angle you want including positions that the physical remote cameras