Code Laboratories raise cash for DIY 3D motion sensor
Code Laboratories hope a low cost, high precision 3D sensor called the DUO will enable the community to explore new forms of interaction
Hoping to raise $110,000, Code Laboratories want to revolutionise 3D interaction with the DUO which is precise enough to track a single finger at 374 FPS. The Las Vegas based company see it as having huge potential when used in conjunction with Google Glass and Oculus Rift and backers will receive advanced tracking algorithms to make minimal use of the CPU.
The DUO customisable and built using off-the-shelf components and will come in many forms: with open hardware plans, molded cases, kits and fully assembled devices. All will be paired with an open source driver, SDK and examples resulting in a professional grade solution for 3D sensing using stereo vision.
Hardware prototypes are already working great and the goal of the Kickstarter campaign is to make it as affordable as possible.
Shipping with the DUO is a highly optimized application that allows for precise tracking of hands, fingers and objects in 3D space. The application will eventually be released as open source.
Potential uses of the DUO include Art/Visualisation, Human Computer Interaction, Gaming/Entertainment, Robotics/Machine Vision and 3D Scanning/Environment Mapping.
The DUO will face competition from the similar looking Leap Motion Controller which is set to ship May 13th for global pre-orders and costs just $80. Leap Motion is meant to be 100 times more accurate than Microsoft’s Kinect and can track up to ten fingers in 3D space, when waved above the sensor. It uses a combination of cameras, sensors and infrared LEDs to create a virtual workspace of about eight cubic feet.
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