Robotics Applications for Embedded Vision
“Fundamentals of Monocular SLAM,” a Presentation from Cadence
Shrinivas Gadkari, Design Engineering Director at Cadence, presents the "Fundamentals of Monocular SLAM" tutorial at the May 2019 Embedded Vision Summit. Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) refers to a class of algorithms that enables a device with one or more cameras and/or other sensors to create an accurate map of its surroundings, to determine the
“Sensory Fusion for Scalable Indoor Navigation,” a Presentation from Brain Corp
Oleg Sinyavskiy, Director of Research and Development at Brain Corp, presents the "Sensory Fusion for Scalable Indoor Navigation" tutorial at the May 2019 Embedded Vision Summit. Indoor autonomous navigation requires using a variety of sensors in different modalities. Merging together RGB, depth, lidar and odometry data streams to achieve autonomous operation requires a fusion of
“Applied Depth Sensing with Intel RealSense,” a Presentation from Intel
Sergey Dorodnicov, Software Architect at Intel, presents the "Applied Depth Sensing with Intel RealSense" tutorial at the May 2019 Embedded Vision Summit. As robust depth cameras become more affordable, many new products will benefit from true 3D vision. This presentation highlights the benefits of depth sensing for tasks such as autonomous navigation, collision avoidance and
“Visual AI Enables Autonomous Security,” an Interview with Knightscope
William "Bill" Santana Li, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Knightscope, talks with Vin Ratford, Executive Director of the Embedded Vision Alliance, for the "Visual AI Enables Autonomous Security" interview at the May 2019 Embedded Vision Summit. Knightscope, a physical security technologies company based in Silicon Valley, develops and sells a line of autonomous robots that
“Selecting and Exploiting Sensors for Sensor Fusion in Consumer Robots,” a Presentation from Daniel Casner
Daniel Casner, formerly a systems engineer at Anki, presents the "Selecting and Exploiting Sensors for Sensor Fusion in Consumer Robots" tutorial at the May 2019 Embedded Vision Summit. How do you design robots that are aware of their unstructured environments at a consumer price point? Excellent sensing is required but using low cost sensors is
May 2019 Embedded Vision Summit Slides
The Embedded Vision Summit was held on May 20-23, 2019 in Santa Clara, California, as an educational forum for product creators interested in incorporating visual intelligence into electronic systems and software. The presentations delivered at the Summit are listed below. All of the slides from these presentations are included in PDF form. To download the
Multi-sensor Fusion for Robust Device Autonomy
While visible light image sensors may be the baseline "one sensor to rule them all" included in all autonomous system designs, they're not necessarily a sole panacea. By combining them with other sensor technologies: "Situational awareness" sensors; standard and high-resolution radar, LiDAR, infrared and UV, ultrasound and sonar, etc., and "Positional awareness" sensors such as
“Intelligent Consumer Robots Powering the Smart Home,” a Presentation from iRobot
Mario Munich, Senior Vice President of Technology at iRobot, presents the "Intelligent Consumer Robots Powering the Smart Home" tutorial at the May 2018 Embedded Vision Summit. The Internet Of Things (IoT) has rapidly developed in the past few years, enabled by affordable electronics components and powerful embedded microprocessors, ubiquitous internet access and WiFi in the
“The Roomba 980: Computer Vision Meets Consumer Robotics,” a Presentation from iRobot
Mario Munich, Senior Vice President of Technology at iRobot, presents the "Roomba 980: Computer Vision Meets Consumer Robotics" tutorial at the May 2018 Embedded Vision Summit. In 2015, iRobot launched the Roomba 980, introducing intelligent visual navigation to its successful line of vacuum cleaning robots. The availability of affordable electro-mechanical components, powerful embedded microprocessors and
May 2018 Embedded Vision Summit Slides
The Embedded Vision Summit was held on May 21-24, 2018 in Santa Clara, California, as an educational forum for product creators interested in incorporating visual intelligence into electronic systems and software. The presentations delivered at the Summit are listed below. All of the slides from these presentations are included in PDF form. To download the
May 2017 Embedded Vision Summit Slides
The Embedded Vision Summit was held on May 1-3, 2017 in Santa Clara, California, as a educational forum for product creators interested in incorporating visual intelligence into electronic systems and software. The presentations delivered at the Summit are listed below. All of the slides from these presentations are included in PDF form. To download the
“Using Vision to Enable Autonomous Land, Sea and Air Vehicles,” a Keynote Presentation from NASA JPL
Larry Matthies, senior research scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, presents the "Using Vision to Enable Autonomous Land, Sea and Air Vehicles" keynote at the May 2016 Embedded Vision Summit. Say you’re an autonomous rover and you’ve just landed on Mars. Vexing questions now confront you: “Where am I and how am I moving?”
Vision Processing Opportunities in Drones
UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), commonly known as drones, are a rapidly growing market and increasingly leverage embedded vision technology for digital video stabilization, autonomous navigation, and terrain analysis, among other functions. This article reviews drone market sizes and trends, and then discusses embedded vision technology applications in drones, such as image quality optimization, autonomous navigation,
“What’s Hot in Embedded Vision for Investors?,” an Embedded Vision Summit Panel Discussion
Jeff Bier of the Embedded Vision Alliance (moderator), Don Faria of Intel Capital, Jeff Hennig of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Gabriele Jansen of Vision Ventures, Helge Seetzen of TandemLaunch, and Peter Shannon of Firelake Capital Management participate in the Investor Panel at the May 2016 Embedded Vision Summit. This moderated panel discussion addresses emerging
May 2016 Embedded Vision Summit Proceedings
The Embedded Vision Summit was held on May 2-4, 2016 in Santa Clara, California, as a educational forum for product creators interested in incorporating visual intelligence into electronic systems and software. The presentations presented at the Summit are listed below. All of the slides from these presentations are included in PDF form. To download the
Deep Learning Use Cases for Computer Vision (Download)
Six Deep Learning-Enabled Vision Applications in Digital Media, Healthcare, Agriculture, Retail, Manufacturing, and Other Industries The enterprise applications for deep learning have only scratched the surface of their potential applicability and use cases. Because it is data agnostic, deep learning is poised to be used in almost every enterprise vertical market, including agriculture, media, manufacturing,
“Bringing Computer Vision to the Consumer,” a Keynote Presentation from Dyson
Mike Aldred, Electronics Lead at Dyson, presents the "Bringing Computer Vision to the Consumer" keynote at the May 2015 Embedded Vision Summit. While vision has been a research priority for decades, the results have often remained out of reach of the consumer. Huge strides have been made, but the final, and perhaps toughest, hurdle is
Visual Intelligence Gives Robotic Systems Spatial Sense
This article is an expanded version of one originally published at EE Times' Embedded.com Design Line. It is reprinted here with the permission of EE Times. In order for robots to meaningfully interact with objects around them as well as move about their environments, they must be able to see and discern their surroundings. Cost-effective
