The Only Backseat Driver You’ll Actually Want Is a Robot
Humanoid robots are becoming more capable with each passing year. But at present, they still seem to be best at doing dance routines in carefully controlled on-stage demonstrations. You know, the sorts of things that are valuable to almost no one in the real world. However, there is tremendous potential for these robots in the future. Just imagine the possibilities — a general-purpose humanoid robot could do, well… almost anything you could do.
That possibility is demonstrated nicely by a research project that recently emerged from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology. The team built what they call the HumanoidTurk. It is an unmodified humanoid robot that was programmed to provide whole-body haptic feedback for a VR driving simulator. Essentially, the robot sits behind the person using the simulator and pushes or pulls on their chair in synchronization with the on-screen action to mimic the feeling of acceleration,...
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