ReadyBot Robotic Housekeeper (2 of 2)

ReadyBot Robotic Housekeeper (2 of 2)

Author ColGlobe | 03.11.2008 | Category Robotics

ReadyBot is a boxier, smaller robotic housekeeper

The ReadyBot is a collaborative effort of several technologies, based in Silicon Valley. It is a much boxier design than the AR, which we mentioned previously, but incorporates some of teh same basic recognition features.  It is able to distinguish size and location of objects using a storied comparison, and do minor cleaning tasks.

While we have to admit that the AR was a more impressive unit, it is also important to consider that ReadyBot is much less expensive, making it more commercially feasible. Both robots employ touch sensitivity controls to prevent breaking items or harming people, but the ReadyBot has not yet progressed to the level of 3D stereoscopic vision used on the AR.

So while the features of the AR outpace the readyBot, let’s keep in mind that ReadyBot is also much more likely to go into mass production, with a lower overall cost.