Man, and I thought the hacks on the Wii sensor bar came fast and furious. Amazing what people are doing with the Xbox Kinect and how viral all of these hacks quickly become. This one, an autonomous quadrotor, uses the Kinect Sensor for navigation and obstacle avoidance. It was done as part of the STARMAC Project in the Hybrid Systems Lab at UC Berkeley (EECS department). [Thanks, Blake!]
Quadrotor Autonomous Flight and Obstacle Avoidance with Kinect Sensor
This is the hack I’ve been waiting for. Utilizing the Kinect to facilitate autonomous navigation! It’s the ideal hack in my opinion… just perfect! Great job Berzerkley!! Makes me wish I was 30 years younger and going to school there! How exciting for you guys. Keep up the great work.
Dino