Guide
A ring as the remote for a home robot.
A robot at home needs a way to be told what to do, and a way to be stopped, by anyone, at once. A phone is too slow for that. We are designing Lychnos Ring to be both.
Why a ring
A phone has to be found, unlocked and opened before it can tell a robot anything. A ring is already on your finger. One hold to speak, one press to agree, two presses to stop: the same three gestures you use for everything else on Lychnos Ring.
What it is designed to do Concept
- Call it. “Alkyon, come to the kitchen.” The robot flies there along its map of your home and keeps its distance from people.
- Ask it. “Is the balcony door closed?” It goes, looks and answers on your ring, without sending pictures of your home to the cloud.
- Send it home. “Back to the dock.”
- Stop it. Two presses, and it stops, wherever you are in the home.
Why the stop does not depend on the AI
Understanding “come to the kitchen” needs an AI model. Stopping must not. Two presses send a stop straight to the robot over Bluetooth, and the robot’s tested safety code acts on it, whatever the AI is doing. This is the rule behind both products: the AI proposes, tested code decides.
Where we are
Lychnos Ring comes first. Alkyon flies in simulation and is planned for Europe only; the features above are design goals, not a product you can buy. More about the robot: Alkyon.
Questions
Do I need Alkyon to use Lychnos Ring?
No. Lychnos Ring is a complete product on its own; Alkyon is a later concept that the ring is designed to work with.