Willow Garage (http://www.willowgarage.com/ http://www.willowgarage.com/) has been doing tons of work with the kinect for all sorts of robotics use via their RO

Willow Garage (http://www.willowgarage.com/ http://www.willowgarage.com/) has been doing tons of work with the kinect for all sorts of robotics use via their ROS platform, all BSD licensed. That'll provide the software/algorithms needed to get the camera integrated into neat robotics work. As for whether or not we'll see the kinect on Jarvis's next bung dropper, well, we may want slightly more hardened technology directing roboknives than the camera you set next to your TV so you can pet virtual kittens (this statement excludes anyone involved in Survival Research Labs). But the idea is there, sure.