Using a computer vision algorithm, students at Penn State Behrend programmed the mower to recognize objects in its path -- a ball, for example, or a dog -- and automatically steer away from them.
This lawn mower, built by students at Penn State Behrend, can be operated with an Xbox controller. The left joystick steers it, and the right trigger spins the cutting blade.
Nick Drake, center, steers a remote-control lawn mower that he built with Nicholas Self, at left, and Zachary Ley. The project was part of a capstone research project at Penn State Behrend.
