Disney Researchers Turn Plants Into Multitouch Controllers

[tuanmai]

Control your computer with a...cactus?

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[dameon51]

Its about time. I've been waiting for someone to do this.

 

[jhansonxi]

I can see some uses for it:
Interactive music at gardens.
Paranoid gardeners protecting their plants or farmers protecting their crops.
Detect when the cat uses your plant for a litter box.
Camouflaged perimeter defences around fortifications.
Not to mention a whole bunch of practical jokes.

 

[killabanks]

lol at the cactus

 

[JOSHSKORN]

What's next? Cue the "But can this plan run Crysis?" questions.

 

[beayn]

Wait, Disney has a research lab?

 

[vittau]

Well, I can see an application, but I think I can't post it here...

 

[sixdegree]

Can't wait to squeeze some Multitouch Melon controller.

 

[groveborn]

I wonder when this will be changed to work on people (or other animals). I mean, it works on plants, why not animals? Definitely entertaining.

 

[archange]

And I'm sure the plants love it 😛
Jokes aside, this is really interesting. Leaving plants alone though, weren't there already experiments that used the human skin as a controller for devices?

 

[Guest]

I wonder if it works with grass.

 

[archange]

[citation][nom]CAyson[/nom]I wonder if it works with grass.[/citation]

Hmm... Good question. If you could extend the system stadium-wide, it would make a nice way of digitizing a live football match. Just need one more a tracker on the ball and you're in business. 😛

 

[Guest]

or just put a tracker on all of the players, but why do it the simple way?

 

[ojas]

Bionic Plants O_O

 

[Prey]

[citation][nom]archange[/nom]Hmm... Good question. If you could extend the system stadium-wide, it would make a nice way of digitizing a live football match. Just need one more a tracker on the ball and you're in business.[/citation]

A lot of the fields aren't real grass, but I see where you're going with this. I kind of look at it being similar as the mocap balls and stuff they put on people. The applications could be amazing.

 

[masop]

[citation][nom]sixdegree[/nom]Can't wait to squeeze some Multitouch Melon controller.[/citation]

You mean a pair of melons! 🙂

 

[master_chen]

"Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Groove - Cannabis Edition!"

 

[dalauder]

The first step of the Bionic Plant Uprising...and everyone's worried about the robot takeover?