A Japanese programmer hacked a Kinect to enable motion control of a Roomba vacuum cleaner to create a "future vacuum". The Roomba can be pointed in any direction with a hand motion. [New York Times]
Guide Your Roomba With Your Hands With This Kinect Hack
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