1) The document discusses a robot that is trained to survey rooms, identify objects, and determine where objects belong in order to tidy up. 2) The robot uses a Microsoft Kinect camera to survey rooms in 3D. 3) It divides cleaning tasks into small chunks and computes features of each chunk to learn how to tidy up.

1. House-Cleaning Robot Peter Waters
FA 102a, Research and Brand
Development

2. House-Cleaning Robot Peter Waters
Assignment One, Research
“A Robot that Learns How to
Tidy Up After You”
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-robot-that-learns-how-to-tidy-up-after-you

3. House-Cleaning Robot Peter Waters
Assignment One, Research
- Robot trained to survey
room, identify objects, figure out
where they belong
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-robot-that-learns-how-to-tidy-up-after-
you

4. House-Cleaning Robot Peter Waters
Assignment One, Research
“The robot begins surveying the room
with a Microsoft 3-D Kinect Camera,
originally made for video gaming.”
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May12/PlacingNew
ects.html
http://geekdad.daddyforever.com/images/2010/
Kinect-sensor.jpg

5. House-Cleaning Robot Peter Waters
Assignment One, Research
“[The Robot] divides each task into
small chunks, computing a series of
features of each chunk.”
http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-robot-that-
learns-how-to-tidy-up-after-you

6. House-Cleaning Robot Peter Waters
Assignment One, Description of Future Product
A House-Cleaning Robot

7. House-Cleaning Robot Peter Waters
AssignmentTwo, Naming Process
Key Words in Original Post:
Robot, Tidy, Clean
Generated Name Possibilities:
Robo-Clean
TidyBot
Selected Name: TidyBot
Justification:
Simple, easy to remember name that clearly identifies the
product’s function. Takes a complex product and makes it user-
friendly.

8. House-Cleaning Robot Peter Waters
Assignment Two, Brand Character Diagram
Character/Persona Tone
- Professional - Scientific
- Careful - Personalized
- Friendly - Methodical
- Honest - Meticulous
Language TidyBot Purpose
- Time-Saving - Clean
- Sleek - Order
- Revolutionary - Organize
- High-Tech - Assist