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Robonaut Features Advanced Vision

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STADTRODA, Germany. March 15, 2011 — When the space shuttle Discovery returned recently after its last mission to the International Space Station, it left behind a passenger that will never return to Earth. Astronauts on the mission delivered a humanoid robot dubbed Robonaut 2, a highly dexterous machine that includes advanced vision capabilities combining time-of-flight and stereoscopic vision. Robonaut meets astronaut. (Photos: NASA) The robonaut’s eyes for stereoscopic vision are two Prosilica GC2450 devices made by Allied Vision Technologies GmbH. Built in partnership with General Motors and the Oceaneering...Read full article

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    Published: March 2011
    Glossary
    stereoscopic vision
    Vision in depth of three dimensions as a result of the spacing of the eyes. This spacing allows the eyes to see objects from slightly different points of view.
    Allied Vision Technologies GmbHAmericasAsia-PacificcamerasEuropeGeneral MotorsGermanyHoustonhumanoid robotsImagingInternational Space StationMiddle EastNASAOceaneering Space Systemspattern recognitionProsilica GC2450Research & TechnologyRobonaut 2robotic visionSensors & Detectorsspace shuttle Discoverystereoscopic visiontime-of-flight sensors

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