Say hello to Project Tango!

Google ATAP0 HN recommenders · 2014–2017
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Google ATAP's short 2014 introduction to Project Tango, a mobile device effort to give phones and tablets a human-scale understanding of space and motion. It pitches ideas like indoor navigation and games that interact with your physical space.

HN references it as a demo of Project Tango's computer vision, including its use of monocular structure from motion.

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3 comments from Hacker News

@rasz_pl2014 · in “Project Tango”

[VIDEO] 19 second mark shows they are using monocular structure from motion. Some Japanese Uni has a working solution(HDL inside FPGA) doing same thing too [LINK] you can try it yourself, code is on github [LINK] [LINK]

@datashovel2014 · in “Project Tango tablet listed on Google Play (not for sale yet)”

I'd love to know if anyone here knows more about this. When it's going to be available for purchase, etc. This project has been on my radar for a long time. [VIDEO]

@netinstructions2017 · in “3D scanning like a pro”

Another way of doing this is something like Google's project tango, right? [0][1] So you can build and code this up (which sounds like a fun project) or if you're lazy or lack the time you can buy a $512 portable device that probably has an app or two to do 3D scanning out of the box. Both approaches have their pros/cons but both are pretty neat and it's exciting that it should only be cheaper and easier for hobbyists to play with in the years to come. [0] [VIDEO] [1] [LINK]