
Intel announces an inside-out tracking camera for robotics and AR/VR hardware
https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/23/intel-announces-an-inside-out-tracking-camera-for-robotics-and-ar-vr-hardware/
Intel is showing off a new RealSense camera with a specific focus on enabling hardware-makers to help their products understand where they are in the world. The RealSense Tracking Camera T265 is designed to easily present robotics and AR/VR hardware with inside-out tracking tech.
The Tracking camera utilizes SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) tech to orient the device while producing a detailed spatial layout of whatever environment it is in traversing. The camera is unsurprisingly powered by the Movidius Myriad 2 computer vision chipset, which handles the data processing for the camera.