Robot's in-hand eye maps surroundings, determines hand's location

Robot's in-hand eye maps surroundings, determines hand's location Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 1, 2016 - Before a robot arm can reach into a tight space or pick up a delicate object, the robot needs to know precisely where its hand is. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have shown that a camera attached to the robot's hand can rapidly create a 3-D model of its environment and also locate the hand within that 3-D world. Doing so with imprecise cameras and wobbly arm ... more

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