BOULDER, Colo. - Give CU students a little time, a little technology, and a little 1980s inspiration and you never know what you'll get.
A team of developers at the University of Colorado have hacked five floor-cleaning Roomba robots to create a mechanized version of the popular 80s video game, Pac-Man.
Just like the game, the Pac-Man robot moves around the board, gobbling up little dots while trying to avoid the robot "ghosts," Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde. It's all controlled by a joystick attached to a laptop.
But the project isn't just for laughs.
It's designed to be a demonstration of an unmanned aerial guidance system with countless real-world, aerospace and military applications.
Watch video of the Pac-Man game below:
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A team of developers at the University of Colorado have hacked five floor-cleaning Roomba robots to create a mechanized version of the popular 80s video game, Pac-Man.
Just like the game, the Pac-Man robot moves around the board, gobbling up little dots while trying to avoid the robot "ghosts," Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde. It's all controlled by a joystick attached to a laptop.
But the project isn't just for laughs.
It's designed to be a demonstration of an unmanned aerial guidance system with countless real-world, aerospace and military applications.
Watch video of the Pac-Man game below:
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