Testing Kinect and ROS

This afternoon I’ve been playing a bit with Kinect and ROS. The implemented software by openni and the ROS team is quite easy to use and the result are impressive. Our Group (RTC Robotic and Computer Technology from the Universidad de Sevilla) is interested in Kinect to bring to our robots (mainly for eldery care and rehabilitation proposes)the capability to understand better their environment: better navigation and SLAM, better Human-Robot Interaction, etc.

Here you can watch some basic samples: