Reported by Dave Moshe,in Wired Science, 28 Aug. 2012.
Seeking a way to crowdsource better computer vision, roboticists have launched a website that allows users to record pieces of their environments in 3-D with a Kinect camera.
Called Kinect@Home, the open source and browser-based effort remains in its infancy. Users have uploaded only a few dozen models of their living room couches, kitchen countertops and themselves. Continue reading »