Kickstarter Project: Romotive Develops Smartphone Robot and App Store
By Rob Scott
November 28, 2011
November 28, 2011
- Here’s another interesting tech project in the works through funding platform Kickstarter…
- Peter Seid and Phu Nguyen of Seattle have launched Romotive to build robots that are “able to learn, grow, and change, both by adding new hardware modules to the platform, and more importantly, by bring to people everywhere a true ‘app store’ for robots, where robots can quickly gain functionalities based on the app they are running (and you can even code your own),” according to their Kickstarter page.
- The first is Romo, which offers a platform mount for your iOS or Android phone and treads that allow for mobility. Users can download Romo-specific apps that allow for a variety of games and other abilities.
- “Romotive builds accessible, highly functional, and flexible robotics platforms that are powered by a supercomputer already carried by millions — the smartphone,” explain the founders in their vision statement.
- Seid and Nguyen have included a short video on their Kickstarter page that describes some of the robot’s possibilities.
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The robotics AppStore is what makes this story interesting.
The robotics AppStore is what makes this story interesting.
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