Three-dimensional object tracking and pose estimation represent a pivotal area of research in computer vision, with applications ranging from augmented reality to autonomous navigation and robotics.

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WASHINGTON -- If you've ever tried to swat a fly, you know that insects react to movement extremely quickly. A newly created biologically inspired compound eye is helping scientists understand how ...

Flies are fast-reacting creatures and can sense movement quickly. Researchers have now used flies as their inspiration by developing an artificial insect inspired compound eye that can sense a moving ...

Researchers at the University of Washington have been developing a way for 3D-printed plastic objects to transmit data without the need for embedded batteries or electronics. Last year, they showed ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kudan, Inc. has succeeded to develop real time 3D mapping and position tracking via camera, called “KudanSLAM *1 ”, and started to provide its technology to the market such as ...

Leap Motion is taking the next step in improving its gesture-controlled design technology. The company launched a new app called Free Form in its Airspace app marketplace that allows anyone to create ...

Cambridge University PhD student Qi Pan has designed software that creates textured 3D models in slightly more than a minute using a stationary camera, such as a webcam. Conventional off-line model ...