Giving robots the gift of sight

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Robots have toiled for years in manufacturing, medical applications and the military but beyond a few exceptions like iRobot’s Roomba, few have stepped into our daily lives yet. To become consumer products, robots need to operate in the messy world of human beings and not the sterile and structured environment of the factory floor. PrimeSense 3D sensors give…

The Robolution is Here

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An exoskeleton helps a paraplegic to walk again. A pint-sized device moves plants around a nursery. A personal car co-pilot improves your driving skills. Robots are on their way into our daily lives, but you may not recognize them when they get here. Our robot future will look very different than the movies. The vast majority of robots…

Here’s What Went Down at Google I/O After Hours

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Last night was awesome! We were invited to demonstrate some real live mobile 3D sensing applications with a few of our OpenNI Partners at the official Google I/O After Hours party. We brought along our Capri sensor and demonstrated applications using the Nexus 10 tablet from Google and Android’s operating system. Yup, the Nexus 10. We also had…

Engadget: PrimeSense demonstrates Capri 3D sensor on Nexus 10 (hands-on)

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Take the 3D sensor inside the Microsoft Kinect, shrink it down to a tenth of its original size and add a bunch of mobile capabilities, and you have yourself PrimeSense’s latest conquest, better known as Capri. The company, which is the brains behind the Kinect, has been openly working on bringing a tiny-yet-advanced 3D experience to tablets, televisions…

PrimeSense Demonstrates 3D Sensing Innovation with Capri™ Sensor and Nexus 10 from Google

PrimeSense hosts OpenNI partners at official Google I/O After Hours party TEL AVIV and SAN FRANCISCO (May 15, 2013 at 7:05 p.m. Pacific Time) – PrimeSense™ (http://www.primesense.com/), the leader in Natural Interaction and 3D sensing, is showcasing the latest developments in mobile applications that take advantage of PrimeSense 3D depth sensing technology using  Nexus 10 devices and Android’s…

Watch Where You’re Going

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How many times have you been walking and texting (or biking and texting, heaven forbid) and walked right into something – a bench, a trashcan, off the sidewalk and into a person? Maybe a few more times than you care to admit. And even though there seems to be an app for just about everything these days, how…

We Bring You…PrimeSense Labs

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At PrimeSense, our talented software and middleware engineers on the research and development teams work very hard to create interesting applications and software with our 3D sensors.  They are always producing an array of applications, sensor utilities and computer vision algorithms to find the best practice and useful tools for the developer community.  Sometimes these creations find their…

April Round-Up

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Before we say “Goodbye April, Hello May”, we’re here with another Monthly RoundUp. It was yet another pleasantly busy month for us at PrimeSense. We’ve been presenting all over the world once again, from Beijing to Boston to Paris. We’re sharing the word that PrimeSense technology is fitting for nearly every market; the possibilities are infinite. We kicked…

3D Sensing is Changing the Face of Healthcare

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Welcome to one of our in-depth looks into 3D sensing technology for different markets – we already told you about Retail. Today, We’ll take you inside 3D Sensing in the World of Medicine.  PrimeSense tech might seem like it belongs in the same niche as magic, but we’re here to dispel those notions. Read on to learn more:…