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Entries in RFID (3)


The Robot Will See You Now

The MOnarCH Project, which stands for Multi-Robot Cognitive Systems Operating in Hospitals, is currently in the Portuguese Oncological Institute of Lisbon, studying the interaction between robots and pediatric oncology patients. The goal is determine if these therapeutic robots, which collaborate with medical personnel, can interact naturally and engage in edutainment activities with the pediatric patients.

Leveraging technologies such as a network of fixed cameras, RFID tags, teleoperation devices, voice generation, both isolated and combined as augmented reality interfaces, the robots will apply concepts in social skills, group behaviors, and human-robot interaction, using learning methodologies and decision-theoretic principles to interact with the children. 

If this experiement is successful, it can pave the way for robots to assist in kindergarten classes and to serve as personal assistants to the elderly at home.

Other robots, such as Paro and Kasper, have already proved to be successful in interacting with the elderly and autistic children, respectively. 


World's First '4-D' Theme Park Opens in South Korea

Move over, Disney. The traditional theme park just doesn't cut it anymore.

Today's world demands even more interactivity for guests. Hence, the world's first "4-D" theme park: Live Park in South Korea. Live Park uses RFID and augmented reality technology to engage guests in a series of 65 attractions (that are actually 3-D).

D'strict, the interactive technology company that constructed the park, created its seven distinct stages using a huge array of RFID technology and Microsoft Kinects. As you see in the video, there's a lot of variety to the different attractions. In some, the Kinects enable guests to interact with augmented reality characters and holograms on huge screens and stages. In others, the guests create their own avatars, which interact with Live Park characters.

Over the next few years, D’strict plans to open similar theme parks in China and Singapore.


Northern Arizona University Installs RFID System to Encourage Attendance

Northern Arizona University hopes to encourage students to attend classes by installing an electronic RFID system that detects student ID cards for some of the larger classrooms. The system will produce an attendance report for the instructor, reports 12 News Arizona.

The goal is to reduce the number of students who miss class, fall behind and drop out of school, but students are protesting the system, saying the measure is going too far.