To be clear, I'm pointing out only the sloppy "journalism". The Kinect was slapped on there as a cheap new sensor for already existing SLAM* software. I'm sure

To be clear, I'm pointing out only the sloppy "journalism". The Kinect was slapped on there as a cheap new sensor for already existing SLAM* software. I'm sure the student would not claim novelty for that, and will be facepalming if he reads the linked article. This may be the first working Kinect-based SLAM system (outside Microsoft), a few hours before the next fifty instances. The gesture interpretation shown in the last few seconds is the novel contribution here. iRobot Creates are used for SLAM every day in tens, maybe hundreds of labs around the world. It's a shame that this AI-themed blog couldn't be a bit more careful about simple facts. [*Simultaneous Localization and Mapping]