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Kinect, PrimeSense, WillowGarage, iRobot, AVA, LIDAR, range finder, depth-perception software

Kinect boon to Robotics

Posted 01/24/11 at 11:11 AM

... Viable $100 replacement using cameras and depth-perception software for $5,000 laser range finders presently used to guide robots.
... iRobot’s AVA concept robot using Kinect-like software and drivers; WillowGarage’s PR2 and ROS ran a contest to “do something cool, funny, or useful.” See video of 1st place winner.

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