Skiing Robot Races Down Snow Slope

Skiing robot navigates autonomously using video camera and other sensors. Developed by Bojan Nemec at the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia. Video presented at IEEE/RSJ IROS 2009. For more robot news, visit http://spectrum.ieee.org

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25 Responses to “Skiing Robot Races Down Snow Slope”

  1. stufaman Says:

    Wasn’t this robot …
    Wasn’t this robot in the first Wallace and Gromit movie?

  2. Snowboarder3195 Says:

    where’s the cork …
    where’s the cork 720?

  3. Snowboarder3195 Says:

    where’s the cork …
    where’s the cork 720?

  4. TheDrewLew Says:

    make a more …
    make a more humanoid and bigger version and you got me on it :)

  5. itsumonihon Says:

    @davepamn automated …
    @davepamn automated forklift or a dynamic conveyor system

  6. davepamn Says:

    What could be the …
    What could be the useful application of a robot that can avoid obstacles in manufacturing?

  7. nycesltalk Says:

    This is very …
    This is very interesting. Thanks for sharing. These are very important beginning steps. I had never thought of having a robot try to ski. Walking is such a complex process. Skiing is a good way to manage some of the same issues involving balance and movement.

  8. Yeyinde Says:

    …and then the …
    …and then the SkiFree Yeti comes and eat it :)

  9. shaboooom Says:

    i love me some …
    i love me some skiing and robots, believe me, but…..why?

  10. pjanc83 Says:

    Pizda ste pacienti, …
    Pizda ste pacienti, kje ste južno mejo najdl na filmčku o robotu k smuča?!

  11. MattSlo86 Says:

    YEA!
    YEA!

  12. iAMsoBEAST1 Says:

    I think your …
    I think your getting a little ahead of yourself… lol

  13. RogueJediX Says:

    I suppose “unmanned …
    I suppose “unmanned ski rescue” means nothing to you?

  14. mudantos Says:

    dude u need some …
    dude u need some education,but that’s probably hard to get in armenia

  15. totenkof1 Says:

    por croatians. …
    por croatians. first they lost their bosnia, and now they might lost their see

  16. mudantos Says:

    no !but probably in …
    no !but probably in 20 years

  17. totenkof1 Says:

    do i claim that?
    do i claim that?

  18. mudantos Says:

    of course! the …
    of course! the whole adriatic see belongs to slovenia….. pathetic janez

  19. totenkof1 Says:

    i did that. kardelj …
    i did that. kardelj moved the border from mirna to dragonja…
    but i know that you have some ‘literature’ that is showing that piran is croatian :D
    well there are lot of croatian imigrants :D

  20. mudantos Says:

    yeah wright! and i …
    yeah wright! and i am Chuck Norris.
    Check the history and geography literature and u will see that u are very wrong.

  21. ekotar1 Says:

    its a huge step in …
    its a huge step in self-regulated transportation. imagine a car that drives for you, never crashing. robotic troops, robotic firemen. putting a piece of tech in harms way instead of a human. not a waste of ‘energie’.

  22. totenkof1 Says:

    yes, becouse some …
    yes, becouse some soutern nations stole our land…

  23. schrorsch Says:

    WOW!
    a robot that …

    WOW!
    a robot that goes skiing for me how great!

    what a unbelievable waste of energie!

  24. kutaro13 Says:

    more videos from …
    more videos from robots’ camera angle please .. it looks pretty cool, when they detect colour of flag :D

  25. mudantos Says:

    LOL!
    dont let it …

    LOL!
    dont let it get too much speed , otherwise it could cross your slovenian borders

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