Windows Phone-based robotics app creator wins grand prize in dev contest

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A Windows Phone app designed to aid operate a robot that performs dwelling inspection duties has won the New Civic App Category one thousand prize in the 2022 Accela Construct App Challenge.

The app was created past Robert Oschler and is called Inspector Buddy. It combines a Windows Phone app and device, a Surface ii tablet, a wearable Bluetooth-based controller and the RoboMe robot. The contest'due south press release says:

The remote-controlled robot tin can reach places humans cannot, facilitating more than thorough belongings inspections and protecting the property inspector against potential injury. The Inspector Buddy application is like shooting fish in a barrel to install and integrates with the Accela Construct and CivicID APIs.

The video above shows Inspector Buddy at piece of work, with the Windows Phone device fastened to the RoboMe robot. Using the wrist-based Bluetooth controller, the user can control the robot with just his or her arm movements, assisted by the tablet Oschler says. "The remote PC can be any laptop or tablet, etc. that is capable of running a Windows Store App. The client app is a Windows Store App and information technology talks to the Windows Phone app running on the phone controlling the robot.

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Oschler will receive $7,000 or the software equivalent for winning his category, plus access to a mentorship program. He is currently developing software tools that volition allow anyone to brand Windows Phone apps that can connect and use the RoboMe robot.

What do you think of this home grown robotics project?

Source: Accela via PRWeb, Robodance

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