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Press Release: Teaching Old (Toy) Robots New Tricks; Device Adds Bluetooth Link for Toys, TVs (Carnegie Mellon )
**Contact:** Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu
PITTSBURGH–Toy robots and other gadgets operated with infrared (IR) remote
controls can gain new capabilities — and perhaps some intelligence — by use
of a device called Brainlink that enables a Bluetooth link with an Android-
based smartphone or a laptop computer.
The device, developed by Carnegie Mellon University spin-off BirdBrain
Technologies with assistance from CMU’s CREATE Lab, makes it possible to
control a robot, such as WowWee’s popular Robosapien toy, using a computer or
Android smartphone.
The Brainlink system also includes a light sensor and accelerometer and has
ports for connecting additional sensors, so users can add capabilities to old
devices. The addition of proximity sensors, for instance, can help iRobot’s
Roomba vacuum cleaner avoid hitting walls.
Brainlink was developed with the support of a Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation.
“Millions of Robosapiens, Roombas and other consumer robots have been sold and
many of these could serve as great platforms for education or research,” said
Tom Lauwers, who earned his doctorate in robotics at Carnegie Mellon’s
Robotics Institute and now heads BirdBrain Technologies in Pittsburgh. “By
giving these devices Bluetooth links to Android phones and …
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