Robot Detects and Shares Changes in 3D in Real Time

Even small changes in a soldier’s surroundings could indicate danger. Now, a robot can detect those changes and a warning could immediately alert the soldier through a display in her eyeglasses. Researchers demonstrated in a real-world environment the first human-robot team in which the robot detects physical changes in 3D and shares that information with a human in real time through augmented reality. The human is then able to evaluate the information received and decide follow-on action.