Kinect is on the development plan. I have no date for its release yet. It would be neat for your robot for sure!

I've been searching the forums for Kinect references and I see that Kinect support is in the future. DJ how far in the future? What kind of interface can we expect for us amatures?

only problem bad about KINECT it will draw alot of current other then that is a great navigation device but the NEATO xv-11 SENSOR IS ABOUT THE SAME PRICE WITH A USB SPECIAL BOARD that use much lower current and is LIDAR ,and beats $5000 LIDAR sensor only lacks a web cam it draws under 500 ma because its the max that a usb port can put out NEATO XV-11 does have the nodes and drivers FOR LINUX ROS problem i see also with KINECT VERSES NEATO XV-11 is when kinect is used for navigation it cant be used as a webcam for face and object recognition on NEATO XV11 you add a webcam and can use both,accuracy is very high specs on the NEATO XV-11 sensor

Hello, latest kinect sdk does face detection, and navigation detection, plus a variety of other features. The kinect development team has a fantastic roadmap of features in the future.

The only problem you will find with Kinect is the cost. We are not allowed to distribute a binary that supports the xBox kinect in a commercial product. The kinect SDK is only compatible with the Windows Kinect, which is more expensive. You will have to purchase the Windows Kinect for ARC, or any commercial product supporing Windows Kinect.

The only way you can use your xBox kinect, is if you wrote your own program interface within ARC using the C# or VB controls found under Add Control->Scripting

Here is a little more information that explains it: http://www.imaginativeuniversal.com/blog/post/2012/02/14/Why-the-Kinect-for-Windows-Sensor-Costs-2424999.aspx

We can get the LEAP it is smaller, cheaper and 600 times more accurate, I believe they said.

Of course the downside of that was that I purchased a kinect when they first came out before all of the sales. And, I own one now.

Mel

Everything about the leap motion is speculatory. Until it is produced and used, I do not have available resources to plan development around speculations. I'm excited to use one to see the potential.

KINECT does very good face recognition ,but cant do face recognition and navigation at the same time ,thats one of the biggest drawbacks,other is uses a lot of current i have of them they are great but from testing them with NEATO SENSOR has better navigation accuracy on the new KINECT that just came out its 2 times the price of last years KINECT $300

some other stuff about KINECT and NEATO sensor both uses a laser on KINECT it use a IR camera and very small FOV about 90 deg or less unless using a servo PAN design NEATO sensor is a TRUE LIDAR laser sensor 360 deg ,and its compares to HOKUYO LIDAR that costs $1200 and up with a very close accuracy

True that the LEAP is much more accurate but isnt it only for a very short range and area close to the sensor?