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Big Dog, manufactured by Boston
Dynamics, is a robot that can carry
up to 200 pounds of military gear in
field conditions.
(Source: Courtesy of Boston
Dynamics.)
Figure 11.6
The Repliee Q2 Robot from
Japan
(Source: AP Photo/Katsumi
Kasahara.)
saves the bottle producer both time and money. According to Takeo Kanade, Professor of
Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, “The trend toward computer
vision is clear, and it will accelerate. In ten years, I wouldn't be surprised to see computers
recognizing certain levels of emotions, expressions, gestures, and behaviors, all through
vision.”
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