Nobot wants to put people to work ... in robot form

Nobot is a robot shell controlled by a human operator (Credit: Nobot)

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We hear plenty of discussion about robots taking over our jobs, so it's a refreshing change to hear about a robot designed to create them instead. Its name is Nobot, and what makes this machine unique is that it's largely controlled remotely by a human being rather than by a set of software algorithms.

The Indiegogo campaign describes the concept as being "like a person in a robot suit," which is a helpful way of understanding it – as long as you realize the person is sat behind a computer somewhere else in the world. Nobot owners get a clever robot to help around the house without needing to spend time programming; Nobot operators get to earn money from home.

Childcare, healthcare, gardening ... there's conceivably no limit to what Nobot could do. The plan is to set up a marketplace for operators and owners, so if you've bought a shiny new Nobot you can easily find someone with the skills and expertise to work it for you – even if you just want some company in the evening or someone to fold the laundry.

The robot unit itself is relatively low-tech, combining a tough plastic exoskeleton with a Raspberry Pi that handles most of the unit's operations. Each Nobot is fitted with a rotating camera, touchscreen, speaker, microphone and wireless connectivity. Of course the real smarts are provided by the human at the other end of the video feed.

That human element saves the Nobot team from having to program a sophisticated operating system. It also means Nobot owners don't have to spend an evening with a user manual to work out how to get the robot to do their bidding – they simply speak out the instructions as necessary and let the Nobot do its work. Owners can also operate the Nobot themselves, should they want to keep an eye on their home from afar, for example.

The inventors behind the project are currently aiming to raise US$19,000 on Indiegogo to make their product a reality. The early bird price for a Nobot is set at $399, with shipping expected in November if the campaign meets its goals. The video below gives some idea of the inspiration behind the idea.

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Nobot可以幫助人類做任何事情......以機(jī)器人的形式Nobot希望把人們的工作......在機(jī)器人form

Nobot是機(jī)器人的外殼由人工操作控制（來源：N??obot）

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我們聽到很多關(guān)于機(jī)器人接管我們的工作的討論，所以這是一個令人耳目一新的變化聽到的??設(shè)計，而不是創(chuàng)建它們的機(jī)器人。它的名字是Nobot，是什么讓這臺機(jī)器的獨特之處，它的遠(yuǎn)程由人而不是由一套軟件算法很大程度上控制。

的Indiegogo活動介紹的概念為“就像一個人在機(jī)器人套裝“，這是理解它一個有用的方法 - 只要你意識到的人坐在一臺電腦中的其他地方落后于世界。 Nobot業(yè)主得到一個聰明的機(jī)器人，以幫助周圍的房子，而無需花費時間編程; Nobot運營商獲得在家賺錢。

育兒，醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生，園藝...有令人信服沒有什么限制Nobot可以做。該計劃是建立運營商和業(yè)主的市場，因此，如果你買了一個全新的Nobot你可以隨便找個人的技能和專業(yè)知識去解決問題為你 - 即使你只是想要一些公司在傍晚或有人折疊洗衣。

機(jī)器人單元本身是技術(shù)含量相對較低，結(jié)合堅韌的塑料外骨骼與樹莓派能夠處理大多數(shù)單位的操作。每個Nobot裝有一個旋轉(zhuǎn)攝像頭，觸摸屏，揚聲器，麥克風(fēng)和無線連接。當(dāng)然真正的智慧是由人類在視頻饋送的另一端設(shè)置。

即人類元件由具有編程復(fù)雜的操作系統(tǒng)保存Nobot隊。這也意味著Nobot車主不必再花一個晚上有用戶手冊，以制定出如何讓機(jī)器人做自己的投標(biāo) - 他們只是在必要講出來的指示，讓Nobot完成其工作。車主也可以操作Nobot自己，他們應(yīng)該要留意自己的家，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)望去，例如，

該項目背后的發(fā)明者，目前旨在提高美國$ 19,000名在Indiegogo以使自己的產(chǎn)品成為現(xiàn)實。早起的鳥兒價格為Nobot定為$ 399元，與船預(yù)計11月，如果運動能夠達(dá)到預(yù)期目標(biāo)。下面的視頻給人的想法背后的靈感的一些想法。