DS-controlled robot works six different ways

Sure, we've seen DS bots before, but some youngsters in France have taken the whole control issue to the "next level." Apparently, six engineering students decided to pull a fast one on a Pekee Robot (an open, modular, Roomba-like bot) which was collecting dust, and mainline DS controls into its tiny brain. The end result is a multi-use control rig based entirely on Nintendo's portable console, offering wireless command of the bot with the D-pad, touchscreen, motion sensors, and stylus strokes, as well as a target mode modeled after Super Mario 64 DS, and voice commands via the system's mic. You can watch the video after the break to see the little guy in action, but you might want to avert your gaze when he becomes self-aware, determines humans are inefficient, and goes on a kill-crazy rampage.

[Via DS Fanboy]

[James @ Feb 4th 2008 9:00PM]

wow.. not many people have figured out DS to ANYTHING (other than PC) communications as of yet..

Unless of course this DS is talking to a PC that is talking to the robot. But it's doubtful.

[ace_spades @ Feb 4th 2008 9:04PM]

The goggles do nothing to help then?

[DSeaver @ Feb 4th 2008 9:24PM]

I, for one, welcome our DS-controlled robot underlings

[mattwier @ Feb 4th 2008 9:32PM]

Where can I get the cheat codes?

[Goatee Man @ Feb 4th 2008 10:31PM]

I think the phrase I'm looking for is "totally freakin' awesome".

[bioslug @ Feb 4th 2008 11:14PM]

neat-o

[Bohemian @ Feb 5th 2008 12:30AM]

Really cool but $10K for that robot, don't think so.

[slug @ Feb 5th 2008 1:48AM]

You need a camera on it so you can get video streaming for the top screen. That would be ace!

[John Monteith @ Feb 6th 2008 12:03PM]

Women will think it is so cute as it scoots past them in locker rooms, bath rooms and fitting rooms across the nation.

[ED @ Feb 5th 2008 3:18AM]

A Roomba-like robot collecting dust... good one!

[Wwhat @ Feb 5th 2008 8:48AM]

Humans being inefficient is putting it mildly, all I can say is that I'll remain neutral during the rampage.

[Keegs @ Feb 5th 2008 11:38AM]

In Soviet Russia, my DS controls you!