Microsoft has injected new life into its Kinect system, a sophisticated camera vision platform. They’ve shrunk the hardware, improved the specs and now tie it to the Azure computing platform to augment it with a lot of computational horsepower on-demand. … Continue reading microsoft kinect dk
DeepEyes produces video-based A.I. systems for a variety of people detection, tracking and counting applications. DeepEyes’ systems can detect general emotions, gestures, identify specific people, etc. An couple examples: According to one section of their site: In surveillance settings with … Continue reading deepeyes
Advertima is startup combining machine learning with digital signage. According to their site: Artificial intelligence teams up with digital out of home experiences. As the world’s first experience management system (EMS) Advertima combines machine learning, computer vision and big data … Continue reading advertima
Philips Lighting announced it is participating in a $7m investment round for PointGrab, an Israeli startup developing “smart-building” sensor technology. I’m reposting their white paper below for posterity: Smarter Sensors: How Deep Learning is Transforming Building Automation Jonathan Laserson, PhD … Continue reading pointgrab
Via Designboom: Interesting product concept by Grundig showing projected controls for kitchen appliances. I assume they are using a camera vision system as the control detection interface, with the camera and projector built into the vent hood above. Continue reading grundig connected home – IFA 2016
Modcam is a Swedish startup that is using cameras for various architectural tracking applications. Interesting that it is led by folks with a strong background in mobile phone development. Shows some of the same power of camera-vision systems such as … Continue reading modcam
Via Dezeen: American car manufacturer Ford is developing lighting technology that can automatically detect pedestrians on dark roads and widen headlight beams at low-visibility junctions (+ movie). Ford has designed a headlight system that uses an infrared camera on the … Continue reading ford predictive lighting system
