First Kinect in space is like the first dog in space but it has more use
Engineers in Surrey are using Kinect technology in a pair of satellites, hoping to make them dock together, in orbit, using the peripheral’s motion-sensing capabilities.
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited’s STRaND 2 satellites will use components of Kinect tech to scan their immediate surroundings and gather spatial awareness from all directions: They are planned to launch, separate and perform safety checks, and then dock with each other again. In space.
In-orbit docking has so far been reserved for the rich kids at space camp, only available in multi-billion-dollar ships. The STRaND 2 satellites will be the smallest yet to link up in orbit.
We think this raises the Gaming vs. Miscellaneous Uses For Kinect tally to 36-5,690, or something in that area. Space points count as triple, because seriously, that’s awesome.First Kinect in space is like the first dog in space but it has more use originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 28 May 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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