A glance on a world where machines can see and understand Alessio’s Home Tumblr (3.0; @alessiodelbue)http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2271528&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2271528&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2271528&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Markerless Motion Capture system from Organic Motion.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/224763625http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/224763625Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:37:40 +0000comcomputer visionmotionmotion capturemarkerless<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kxtQqYLRaSQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kxtQqYLRaSQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Was Rome built in one day? This project aims to use millions of holidays pictures for reconstructing the 3D structure of the most famous spots in the world. Check the project details at <a href="http://grail.cs.washington.edu/rome/" target="_blank"><a href="http://grail.cs.washington.edu/rome/" target="_blank">http://grail.cs.washington.edu/rome/</a></a>.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/174993869http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/174993869Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:33:00 +0100computer visionflickr3D reconstructionstructure from motion<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hgOA7nOy53g&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hgOA7nOy53g&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This little wearable robot is quite amazing. Looking and mapping the world for you! This video shows one of the results of <a href="http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~wmayol/" target="_blank">Walterio Mayol</a>’s work.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/154509101http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/154509101Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:43:10 +0100computer visionwearable robotsSLAM3D<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pBI5HwitBX4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pBI5HwitBX4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Augmented reality will soon be true? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_localization_and_mapping" target="_blank">SLAM</a> is the key for the solution of the problem. The video shows some results of the Active Vision Lab in Oxford implemented on an iPhone. Check <a href="http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~gk/" target="_blank">Georg Klein</a> page for details.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/140390188http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/140390188Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:55:00 +0100computer visionSLAMAugmented realityiPhone<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cix3Ws2sOsU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cix3Ws2sOsU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Computer vision, augmented reality and a high-tech mobile…Great!</p> <p>Source:<br/><a href="http://www.deathlord.it/court/articolo.asp?articolo=498" target="_blank">Deathlord</a><br/><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/tegra-might-power-zune-hd-definitely-does-augmented-zombie-real/" target="_blank">Engadget</a></p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/125187122http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/125187122Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:15:22 +0100computer visionAugmented realitymobileapplication<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oACt9R9z37U&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oACt9R9z37U&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>My guess is…just stereo cameras and a good segmentation algorithm as in this <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=67281" target="_blank">paper</a>.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/120479764http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/120479764Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:06:00 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xTIlD6aIZ98&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xTIlD6aIZ98&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Touch the light</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/112649231http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/112649231Mon, 25 May 2009 08:18:06 +0100<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1853139&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1853139&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1853139&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>It sounds easy to do and the results are really impressive!</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/59142004http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/59142004Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:25:33 +0000computer visionadvertisementDesign<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1496857&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1496857&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1496857&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Pocket hologram.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/51154891http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/51154891Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:27:35 +0100Hologramiphoneoptical illusion<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HzOKln3uh7s&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HzOKln3uh7s&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Advanced video editing effects for your home videos. This demo is very impressive! You can find more details <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/unwrap/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/47652059http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/47652059Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:30:57 +0100Computer VisionVideo EditingSiggraph 2008<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q81KdhFW-q4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q81KdhFW-q4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Look, no wii remote here. It seems they use 3D range sensors to obtain the location of the body. Wish I could try one of these applications…</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/47348341http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/47348341Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:14:00 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9HMn6bd-v8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9HMn6bd-v8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>More extra material!</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/46709627http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/46709627Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:04:32 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F3s3M0mokNc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F3s3M0mokNc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Augmented reality will ever work? The following two videos show we are close to obtain a feasible solution. You can get more details <a href="http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~gk/" target="_blank">here</a></p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/46709528http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/46709528Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:03:27 +0100Augmented RealityComputer VisionSlam<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RxBa5bQfTGc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RxBa5bQfTGc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Scary!!</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/42213704http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/42213704Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:40:27 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AWZxvE5g5Pw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AWZxvE5g5Pw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>The <a href="http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/27278661/this-is-about-one-of-our-projects-at-isr-the" target="_blank">Icub robot</a> is back with new features. Visual and acoustic attention is now fully working…you can watch the robot observing the staff working around him and wondering what is going on.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/36224107http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/36224107Tue, 27 May 2008 17:33:00 +0100RoboticsIcubChicolearning<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html">Another ride on the red one...</a>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/36076084http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/36076084Mon, 26 May 2008 10:16:00 +0100Marsroverrobots<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/aRwftJrWU8mqw4p0kXONDwSG_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Where are you???? It is possible to find out the position on the globe only from an image? Check this project “<a href="http://graphics.cs.cmu.edu/projects/im2gps/" target="_blank">im2gps</a>” from <a href="http://graphics.cs.cmu.edu/" target="_blank">Carnegie Mellon Graphics</a>.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/33791903http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/33791903Mon, 05 May 2008 16:18:00 +0100Computer Visionlocationgpsgeolocation<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T12sMqWWNJU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T12sMqWWNJU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This is a more insightful description of the system. It’s amazing what you can simply do with a bit of phosphor make-up and a massive array of cameras.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/32568644http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/32568644Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:20:04 +0100motion captureMOCAPcamerasCG<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=705449&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=705449&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=705449&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>The new frontier of motion capture</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/32566766http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/32566766Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:19:51 +0100motion captureMOCAPcamerasCG<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FFN8cW1mSVY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FFN8cW1mSVY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>It looks like this is the Sony Playstation 3 reply to the <a href="http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/29394611" target="_blank">Wiii-like head tracking</a>. No infrared sensors to wear, keep just your usual face and show it to the <a href="http://www.eyetoy.com" target="_blank">Eyetoy</a>.</p>http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/32542209http://alessiodelbue.tumblr.com/post/32542209Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:54:45 +0100Computer VisionWiiPlaystation 3head tracking