National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are in to some Gaming mode these days. They are using a Xbox One Kinect Sensor and Oculus Rift to control a Robotic Arm in their experiments. The experiment is being performed at NASA's Jet Propulusion Laboratory.
The team has been using the gaming technology to control a robotic arm called JACO in real time. According to NASA, the way it works is by combining the position tracking from the Kinect and the rotational tracking of the Oculus to create a first-person view for their operator. Once the operator is set, he can then perform simple tasks like picking up blocks.
Currently Tests are going on and if the tests are successfully then they will definitely adopt the gaming technology on the Robonaut 2 humanoid on the International Space Station.
This is not the first time that NASA has adopted Gaming technology for their experiments. They earlier used Oculus Rift paired with an Omni Treadmill. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has now gone so far as to recreate walking on Mars with the assistance of an Oculus Rift.
If this technology works for them then in the future applications could be used on the International Space Station.
Now we have to wait and see if the experiments actually works for them.
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Vaibhav Singh
A new Intern at iGyaan, Vaibhav is a Hardcore Gamer and loves to play with Gadgets.He loves to attend Music Concerts and likes Electronic, Pop, Dubstep & Trance Music. He loves to eat what his Mom serves him with love.
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