Showing posts with label Kinect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kinect. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Introducing the Leap


Microsoft better watch out.  The Leap is coming and it's a lot more accurate than the Kinect...

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Guy Uses Kinect Controlled Robot to Brush His Kitty Cat


Youtube User  posted this cool video on December 30, 2011:

This is the culmination of my last year's work. I control the robot's arms through the Kinect and Wii remotes. I control the robot's navigation through the Kinect and treadmill. I control the robot's head through the head mounted display (HMD). I also see through the robot's eyes with the HMD.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

High School Team Uses Kinect to Operate a Robot

Members of the Arlington High School Robotics Club "Neobots" recently had the opportunity to learn how to utilize Microsoft's Kinect motion sensing device to control a robot.

Although the Kinect was originally released to be used as an XBOX 360 game controller, Microsoft recently released a software development kit for innovative people to tap into it's unique capabilities to "see" and "hear" it's environment.

This Microsoft employee is tasked with teaching teams engaged in First Robotics Competitions to take advantage of the Kinect's capabilities: