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132. Blind Spot Begone! Cars and Robots Can Now See Around Corners

The Next Byte Podcast · 25 Jul 2023 · 18m

What this episode covers

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss a computer vision technique called Orca, developed by researchers from MIT and Rice University, which allows autonomous vehicles and robots to see around corners by analyzing reflections. The system uses a 5D decomposition of light intensity and vector to reconstruct 3D geometry from shiny objects like coffee mugs, turning a traditional vision weakness into a superpower for navigation and mapping.

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MIT, Rice University, Wevolver
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Orca

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