Use This Snazzy Multitouch Interface to regulate Your Robot Army [Robots]

Mark Micire of UMass Lowell is a forward thinking dude. Straight away, most of us don’t even have one robot, let alone a swarm. But someday, we’ll be tripping over ‘em! Micire’s multitouch interface may help keep them in line.

Micire’s interface is built atop Microsoft Surface, and marks among the many neatest (and perhaps premier,) applications for the technology. Through simple, intuitive fingertip commands, Micire is in a position to pick out bots from the gang, set waypoints, and coordinate their formation from above, effortlessly flicking around multiple commands directly. Users may also swoop down for a street-level view and manual control of each bot, providing a tactical edge and a throng of eyes on the ground.

The whole thing is somewhat Flight Control, a touch StarCraft, and fully cool. But beyond the apparent gamer-drool inducing factor, we’re sure this little demo might pique the interest of those inside the military, police, and rescue teams, for whom the movement of robots is more than a game. [ MAKE via BotJunkie ]

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