Post: [Kinect Hacks:]► Self-Driving Car
12-12-2010, 01:11 AM #1
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Kinect has already gained the ability to fly, and now it can drive.

Researchers at University of Bundeswehr Munich attached a Kinect sensor and a laptop to a small (formerly) remote-controlled car, loaded it with software based on the program used to run the MuCAR-3 in the DARPA Urban Challenge, and made a tiny, self-navigating car.

In the video after the break, the adorable little robot proves that it can carefully avoid obstacles -- even really tiny traffic cones. We're left with only one question after this demonstration: where can we get our own tiny traffic cones.

[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmnepqAQIlk]YouTube - Kinect Enabled Autonomous Mini Robot Car Navigation[/ame]


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12-12-2010, 01:36 AM #2
I can't wait for someone to ask for a tutorial Happy
12-14-2010, 08:33 PM #3
Tutorial please
12-14-2010, 10:57 PM #4
That is really really really cool haha
12-15-2010, 12:40 AM #5
irepn
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Couldn't they have had the laptop drive a specific path instead of using the kinects video sensor?

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12-20-2010, 07:42 AM #6
Pretty sweet.
12-23-2010, 01:41 AM #7
BigMel1
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Originally posted by irepn View Post
Couldn't they have had the laptop drive a specific path instead of using the kinects video sensor?


yes but what would the point be? you could change the course and it would fail... with the kinect it can see and avoid obstacles.
12-23-2010, 04:19 AM #8
someone could be teamviewing it and controlling it :carling:

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