Developer-hobbyist creates Buddy Home with computer vision and robotics

Submitted by Boaz Super

Ramaprasanna Chellamuthu, an Indian developer, is showing off his hobbyist project on the sidelines of Microsoft's Tech Ed conference. His Buddy Home uses multiple computer vision and robotics capabilities to, for example, stir the food cooking on the stove, let him know if he is eating something unhealthy, pour cold water over his head if he sleeps through his alarm, recognize the magazine page he is reading and project related web sites on his wall, recognize gestures and facial expressions, recognize a credit card in his hand to make an online purchase, and detect intruders.

Buddy Home uses OpenCV, gesture recognition software, off-the-shelf robot parts, webcams, and a projection display.

Mr Chellamuthu is currently working on advanced gesture recognition for the speech- and hearing-impaired.

More information is available from a press article in the Bangalore Mirror.