Learning Robotics using Python - Second Edition

Kinect 360

We will now take a look at some of the 3D vision sensors available on the market. Some of the more popular sensors are Kinect, the Intel RealSense D400 series, and Orbbec Astra.

Kinect sensor

Kinect is a 3D vision sensor originally developed for the Microsoft Xbox 360 game console. It mainly contains an RGB camera, an infrared projector, an IR depth camera, a microphone array, and a motor to alter its tilt. The RGB camera and depth camera capture images at a resolution of 640 x 480 at 30 Hz. The RGB camera captures 2D color images, whereas the depth camera captures monochrome depth images. Kinect has a depth-sensing range of between ...