Better watch where you step (Image: James Kuffner)
What do the classic computer game Frogger and the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark have in common? They are both being used to demonstrate software that tells humanoid robots where to plant their feet.
At Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, James Kuffner and his team have developed software that can plan a route through a constantly changing environment. It is used to control an Asimo robot on loan from its Japan-based manufacturer, Honda.
Videos show Asimo playing a version of Frogger involving moving paper squares (4.4mb, .wmv…
