Kinect Hacked to Control Humanoid Robot: First Steps to Avatar

Another impressive aspect is how quickly Kinect hacks are coming out. Some products seem to strike a chord with the enthusiasts, plus all of these things look very cool in videos, which makes for good publicity.

What would happen if you sneeze?

I want matrix style interface (wireless if possible) where I can put my arm in the air for hours without felling pain or my body could stretch or morph in the same way the robot can (no need to stick to humanoid robots) and I want to feel like my eyes are really firing up laser beam while I'm doing the war crimes stuff.

Bring on the Gundam style mech fighting games! (Then again, the possible home acrobatics are both a technical and legal challenge.)

EDIT: Perhaps this can be a fixture at arcades? One could have a game where the players are in some sort of harness, allowing full acrobatics in safety. A lower cost version would allow for tumbling moves on a gym mat.

Code available here: http://taylor.veltrop.com/robotics/khrhumanoidv2.php?topic=v...

Extremely impressive, just a few years ago that would have required retro-reflective markers all over the place to detect the multitude of joints positions.

The first thing I thought of after trying the Kinect was the robot in the reboot Lost in Space. At one point the kid uses a VR type device to control the robot and right off hundreds of space spiders. Not so great a movie, but very cool looking piece of technology.

The potential for a interesting control schemes using Kinect is just amazing.