Intel builds up RealSense portfolio

Source: Intel. An Intel RealSense 400 Series camera.

Intel has announced three development kits and a series of cameras supporting Intel RealSense technology. Just as binocular vision gives humans the ability to see the world in three dimensions, the goal of RealSense technology is to enable intelligent, interactive and autonomous machines with human-like 3D perception.

Intel RealSense Robotic Development Kit: A compact AAEON UP board and an Intel RealSense R200 camera enable developers to build their own robot prototypes that can recognise objects or people and navigate an environment. It comes with Linux pre-installed and support for the Robot Operating System (ROS). Online pre-orders are being taken, with worldwide shipments starting in September.

Intel RealSense ZR300 Development Kit: This new camera peripheral and development kit combines depth-sensing with high-precision motion tracking. Paired with the Intel RealSense software development kit (SDK )for Linux, it includes real-time visual-inertial motion tracking technology, which allows for autonomous mapping and navigation. It also has object and person tracking capabilities. The ZR300 is ideal for autonomous robotics, drones, virtual and augmented reality. The kit is targeted for availability by the end of 2016.

Intel RealSense Camera 400 Series: The next-generation RealSense camera offers improved accuracy with more than double the number of 3D points captured per second and more than double the operating range compared with the previous generation.

Intel Euclid Developer Kit: This device integrates sense, compute, and connect capabilities in an all-in-one candy bar size form-factor. Equipped with a RealSense camera, an Intel Atom processor, and wireless connectivity, the kit comes pre-installed with a developer-friendly utility application. This plug-and-play platform gives developers the ability to quickly and easily create applications with RealSense. This kit is ideal for researchers, makers and robotics developers.