Boxing Robot Shadows a Person's Movements

Posted on March 30, 2012

PC World reports that robot builder Naoki Maru was inspired by the Real Steel movie to make Real King Kizer, a boxing robot that shadows a person's movements. The robot uses an Asus Xtion Pro Live sensor (a device similar to Kinect) to capture a person's movements. The robot then tries to mimic the movements. Real King Kizer currently punches in a slow, nonthreatening manner, but King Kizer could become more menacing if his punches are sped up with a future upgrade. This video is from the RoboStsr Festival. Take a look:

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