Students develop interactive remote control for children
Two students from the Karel de Grote University College in Antwerp have developed a cute remote control for kids
Copii is part toy, part remote
“We wanted to create a solid tool that can fall on the ground: A cross between a remote control and a toy,” Adriaensen told De Morgen. The remote is orange and in the shape of a large X. The device is called Copii, which is Romanian for “child”.
Copii provides children with a variety of possibilities to interact with programmes. For example, it includes a button to vote in interactive programmes, a microphone that measures the sound level and an accelerometer that registers movements.
Telecommunications company Telenet co-operated in the development of the device and is now looking into the possibility of bringing it to the market.
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