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Interior navigation is only just coming into its own, but IndoorAtlas has developed a technology that could make it just as natural as breathing — or at least, firing up a smartphone’s mapping software. Developed by a team at Finland’s University of Oulu, the method relies on identifying the unique geomagnetic field of every location on Earth to get positioning through a mobile device. It’s not just accurate, to less than 6.6 feet, but can work without help from wireless signals and at depths that would scare off mere mortal technologies: IndoorAtlas has already conducted tests in a mine 4,593 feet deep. Geomagnetic location-finding is already available through an Android API, with hints of more platforms in the future. It will still need some tender loving care from app developers before we’re using our smartphones to navigate through the grocery store as well as IndoorAtlas does in a video after the break.

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Fed up with roaming through supermarket aisles in an effort to cross that last product off your shopping list? Specialists at Carnegie Mellon University‘s Intel Science and Innovation Center in Rooted Computing have established a robotic that could alleviate your pain and help shop managers keep products in stock. Called AndyVision, the bot is equipped with a Kinect sensing unit, picture processing and machine learning algorithms, 2D and 3D pictures of products and a flooring strategy of the shop in question. As the mechanized employee roams around, it identifies if products are inexpensive or out of stock and if they’ve been inaccurately shelved. Personnels then get the data on iPads and a public display updates an interactive map with item details for shoppers to peruse. The automaton is presently meandering with CMU’s campus shop, but it’s anticipated to wheel out to a couple of local retailers for screening at some point following year. Head past the break to catch a video presentation of the automated inventory clerk at work.

Continue reading Carnegie Mellon specialists develop robot that takes stock, assists you find aisle fourCarnegie Mellon analysts

develop robot that takes stock, assists you locate aisle 4 initially appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink|MIT Modern technology Assessment|Email this|Opinions