Has the future happened? Are we living inside a weird episode of Fringe, where the innocent homeowner has the upper hand with a brain-controlled robot?
You never know.
Well, Robert does. Robert Oschler, Robotic Telepresence Developer Enthusiast and native Idaho resident, is a unique genius that spends his days developing his own software on a small-scale that could change the world, if it ever went large scale. Robert is a programmer, and in recent months, came up with a unique way for homeowners to incorporate that are one-of-a-kind.
What’s better, Robert has used his own invention to replace his house watchdog, and will never own another pet.
“I don’t have any pets. I just have pet robots, and they’re pretty well behaved,” Mr. Oschler said. “Fortunately I’ve never logged in and seen a human face.”
His goal in his inventions?
“One of the goals is to create something that the consumer can enjoy without pricing it at $5,000 or $10,000 with military-grade technology,” Mr. Redmer said.
Home security could be the category that this “mad genius” is targeting to change the world—and if anything, his eccentric inventions are fun to learn about. His home security system inventions include a tiny robot on a platform with a camera and mic. Robert has developed the robot to respond to a Wi-Fi signal and zip across the room, returning a video signal, at Robert’s prompting. If that’s not interesting enough, you have yet to read about how Robert actually controls it. The little robot is controlled by a headset (yes, it actually sits on Robert’s head), that uses subtle brain electrical activity to control its own movements and response. By tilting his head, Robert can control the robot’s direction in movements. In a weird way, it’s reminiscent of the Matrix.
Available for under $200 to the homeowner, the robot is a solution ready-to-go (ready, set, go Fido!) off the shelf after a software and computer installation.
Robert’s idea, while certainly a child of his own genius, is not exclusive to his touch alone. Sometimes called guard-bots, the ingenious robot inventions have been recreated in different versions across the globe. An Illinois community manager owns toy robots that he has used for his website. Another hobbyist living in China owns a guard-bot that can actually detect fire and utilize a small fire extinguisher when necessary. A few others have even added nightlights to their guard-bots to make it a night guard. One of them has even gone so far as to create a flying robot, priced on the market at $300.
Robert said that the robot creations will even go further in the near future.
“Not all of the innovation is attached to something that moves. Several companies are matching sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms with video cameras. These systems monitor the video feed and sound alarms when objects of a certain shape appear,” he says.
Tim Eveler
Author & Public Relations – Tim has been working in sales for the home security system industry over twelve years. He’s held positions at large home security companies and in charge of working with the team to create our security system reviews.