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Boston Dynamics – Robots and biomechanics development (skynet ?)

I think that if Skynet would have a name today, it would be called Boston Dynamics. :p Introduction If you don’t know this company already (famous for its BigDog), they are genius ! Forget about all those crappy stupid robots … Continue reading

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HalloweenPic : Facebook App based on the Marilena (opencv port to flash) face detection into Flash

Juan Bermudez did a cool facebook app called HalloweenPic based on the small Flash application I did a while ago. I’m really happy (and proud ) that sharing the sources could help someone creating some cool stuff. That said, just … Continue reading

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Computer Vision : High-Speed Robot Hand Demonstrates Dexterity and Skillful Manipulation | Hizook

Before your say anything or think that this is not interesting check out this part of the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KxjVlaLBmk#t=158 !!! Somebody said spooky o_O ? If you want to know more about this research check out : High-Speed Robot … Continue reading

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A closer look at Project Natal on Pixelsumo

Intresting article about Microsoft Project Natal via Pixelsumo . “Microsoft bought 3DV Systems. I instantly thought they were going to use this camera and their own sdk after seeing the demos, however Eurogamer reports: “Aaron Greenberg was even more direct. … Continue reading

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RollingShutter Plugin by the Foundry for After FX and Nuke Released !!!

I talked about the Foundry working on solving the rolling shutter issue on a previous post. It seams they were waiting the Siggraph to announce it. At the time I though it was only for Nuke, but the great news … Continue reading

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KLT feature detection port to AS3

A few weeks ago I found an old project which is a port of KLT features detection port to Flash AS3 Class (more information about KLT features here)It’s running really slow, and the project seams to be discontinue, but I … Continue reading

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[SpareTime Project] PhotoSynth : Montpellier Antigone

This is a new “SpareTime Project”, playing (and testing) with Microsoft PhotoSynth. Photosynth creates an amazing new experience with nothing more than a bunch of photos. Creating a synth allows you to share the places and things you love using … Continue reading

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YouUp

YouUp is a fun application by Ubisoft YouUp transform your head live and add fun to your video conversations ! Create your own custom videos with movie style. Add special FX, change your background. It uses a face detection and … Continue reading

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Marilena : source code of the Glasses Demo

Somebody remind me that I forgot to share the project of my demo using the Marilena project (OpenCV port). So here is the source code, nothing fancy, nothing complicated, just a real basic use, but I guess it will help … Continue reading

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“The Foundry” fixing the Rolling Shutter issue in some cases

We have already seen some Siggraph papers about fixing this issue in some cases (cf. horizontal distortion), but now we can see that The Foundry is working on it !!! The Foundry is a great company known for their Nuke … Continue reading

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