Worked on the computer vision part of the autonomous drone race participation of the TU Delft.
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Nao Robot Karate: teaching humans karate
Instead of us teaching a robot, we created a robot that teaches humans! With a Kinect we are able to see how well a user interacting with the robot performs the karate movements he has to learn. The Nao robot gives feedback on movements the user has problems with.
Brain golf
Personally I always felt that something “real” was missing when I saw people control a computer program using a Brain Computer Interface (BCI). Together with two friends we created an interface with our brain to control a small Sphero robot. The user can select the direction the ball has to roll in and its speed. By doing so he has to reach…
Autonomous flapping wing following a corridor
During my time at the TU Delft I worked a lot with a small stereo camera board. This board was so light (only 3 grams) that it was possible to attach it to a “Delfly”. By programming the stereo cameras in a smart way it was possible to autonomously navigate through our hallway: hands off!