There are plenty of fun augmented reality apps around. This one can be used to control robots. It runs on tablets and smartphones and allows you to just drag & drop objects on your screen to get your robot to move. The app uses your smartphones camera to detect features around robots and create visual maps for them.
Trailer: Controlling Robot Swarms with Augmented Reality
This app connects to your smartphone via WiFi. Engineers at NYU are behind this idea.
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