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Blaine Bublitz, a security researcher used a JavaScript program called node.js. to control a robot through Google Glass. Bublitz, managed to turn the wearable device into a control system for a Parrot AR drone.. Bublitz who attended a hacking seminar in July used a JavaScript program called node.js. to control robots to create a program that would work for different controllers and vehicles. He managed to control the device to respond to movements like a jerk of head instead of voice commands for processing. Bublitz also added up-and-down movements for optimal steering of the robot. He was able to control the AR drone successfully via Google Glass, although he experienced some glitches while using the device. The link for this article located at Thinkdigit is no longer available. . Samantha Fielding employs Python and Oculus Rift to revolutionize drone navigation via gestures.. Drone Control, Google Glass, Node.js, Robotics, Security Research. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sony has forced a programmer to remove from his Web site code that changed the behavior of its Aibo robot dog. According to a report in New Scientist, the programs gave Aibo new functionality. One, called Disco Aibo, made . . . . Sony has forced a programmer to remove from his Web site code that changed the behavior of its Aibo robot dog. According to a report in New Scientist, the programs gave Aibo new functionality. One, called Disco Aibo, made the robotic canine dance to music. Sony protested, saying that the applications used proprietary and encrypted code. The Japanese company demanded the removal of the programs, along with details of Aibo's software protection. The anonymous enthusiast has complied but insists that he never published any specific details of how to break the security of Sony's Memory Stick storage media, which stores the programs that define Aibo's behavior. New Scientist reported that some figures in the robotics community are unhappy that Sony clamped down on efforts to customize Aibo. They believe that the community of Aibo hackers would have benefited from knowing how to successfully modify the dog's behavior. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Sony has forced a programmer to remove from his Web site code that changed the behavior of its Aibo . forced, programmer, remove, changed, behavior. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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