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…

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…

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…

Business Insider Selects PrimeSense as one of the “20 Hottest Startups From Israel”

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The 20 Hottest Startups From The World’s 2nd-Biggest Startup Factory – Israel Israel calls itself the “startup nation.” Israelis say that technology is the country’s No. 1 export. By some counts, Israel is home to 4,800 startups today. It’s also home to least two dozen accelerator/incubator programs in the Tel Aviv area, alone, including some run by Microsoft and Google. There…

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…

Guest Post: Inspecta

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We are using a PrimeSense Sensor and this is what we’re making possible … Using PrimeSense 3D sensors, Inspecta is helping to revolutionize the shopping experience. Everyone knows that online retailers and e-commerce are posing huge threats to the traditional shopping experience and existing physical stores. In order to survive in this highly competitive world, retailers have to…

Alexander Shpunt – Top Private Company CTO 2012

ExecRank, definitive ranking service of leading executives from more than 30 professions who have achieved the highest level of professional achievement and peer recognition,  has named Alexander Shpunt, CTO and Co-founder of PrimeSense, as one of the “Top Private Company CTO” for 2012. The rankings are the result of 2-years of research and feedback from evaluation committees and…

3D Sensing To The Moon!

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We have heard plenty about how perfect the Moon is for mining and lately, Naveen Jain, a trustee at Singularity University, X Prize foundation and the Founder and Chairman of Moon Express, said in a Forbes article that the moon is a natural platform for asteroid mining, detection and deflection.  His company, Moon Express, is focused on the next stage of commercial…

February Round Up

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So, officially this is supposed to be our monthly round up for February – but (and we think you’ll all agree) it would be just plain wrong for us to leave out the monumental news that Aviad Maizels, PrimeSense President, was invited to attend the World Economic Forum at Davos in January. The Governor’s Session at Davos included…