A Robot That Parks Cars

No, not Marvin (ref.), this one is from the Computer Science Department of Stanford University and it not only parks cars, it does so awesomely!

The only disappointment is that it doesn't come with a little row of strobing red lights on the front.

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Comments

The real test will only come when it can text-message while doing this.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/13/10 at 10:02 AM

Am I the only one who wants to have a ride in this thing. I think having a car "do a Toyota" (formally referred to as "doing a Herbie") then pull off stunts worthy of a pro driver while you're strapped in the back would put the "Tower of Terror" to shame!
:cheese:

Posted by Dumbfounded on 05/13/10 at 11:05 AM

That plus the realisation that your future safety and wellbeing depends on the clarity of thought and accuracy of execution of college students.
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Posted by Dumbfounded on 05/13/10 at 11:07 AM

that looked cool, but how many times did it fail first? also, can they repeat the sucess at will, or was it a fluke?

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/13/10 at 08:18 PM

How old is this? They already sell cars that can parallel park all by themselves ... push a few buttons and sit back, don't touch the steering wheel, and it'll park itself. See for yourself Granted, they don't do it at quite this speed. :lol:

Posted by Nethie on 05/13/10 at 09:36 PM

DF, I'm fixing your typo here:

That plus the realization that your future safety and well-being depends on Widows Vista.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/14/10 at 12:14 AM

yeah, really. :lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/14/10 at 09:19 AM

Okay, now I don't want to ride in the back anymore. :down:

Posted by Dumbfounded on 05/14/10 at 09:33 AM

Hrm, another typo Expat, or is Widows Vista what you can see from a Widow's Walk? :lol:

Posted by Nethie on 05/14/10 at 09:50 AM

Well, I usually call it WinTrash but typos work for me too.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/14/10 at 12:07 PM

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