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Identifying and Mapping Common Objects with Semantic World Modeling
 
Filed Nov 17, 2011
<iframe width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8AiO530iePI"></iframe> This past summer at Willow Garage Julian “Mac” Mason, a Ph.D. student from Duke University, worked on semantic world modeling using the PR2 with an attached Microsoft Kinect.  Without any pre-existing object models in a database, the PR2 navigated through the hallways and other indoor areas, identifying and mapping objects that are located on flat surfaces,…

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ABOUT WILLOW GARAGE: Willow Garage develops hardware and open source software for personal robotics applications. By investing in open source and open platform adoption models, the company aims to lay the groundwork for the use of personal robotics applications in everyday life.
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