Laser guidance

The key idea is to show goal positions to the robot by laser light projection instead of communicating them numerically.

This intuitive interface simplifies directing the robot while the visual feedback improves the positioning accuracy and allows for implicit localization.

[1][2] Examples of proof-of-concept experiments of directing a robot by a laser pointer are shown on video.

[3][4] Laser guidance spans areas of robotics, computer vision, user interface, video games, communication and smart home technologies.

[5] Google Inc. applied for a patent with USPTO on using visual light or laser beam between devices to represent connections and interactions between them (Appl.