A robot equipped with stereoscopic vision and some object and facial recognition programs opens up a whole number of different possibilities, but few quite as interesting as what happens when you place said robot in front of a mirror. It took a bit of guidance (and no doubt a bit of prep), but the open source Qbo robot was quickly able to both recognize and learn to identify himself when he was recently placed in just such a situation. See what happened after the break.
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Qbo robot looks in a mirror, learns who he is (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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