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Hi, im about buying a depth camera for a ROS operated(Fuerte,Groovy) robot, and i would like to hear some recommendations , and differences between Xbox Kinect, Windows Kinect and Xtion from ASUS, Or do u have any other option? Thank you for your time.
Hi,
if you plan to use ROS, I would recommand that you don't take the Kinect for Windows. Indeed, a lot of things are made using OpenNi, and as far as I know, it doesn't support Kinect 4 Windows. Moreover, unless you plan on developping with Windows SDK, it appeared to me (when I had to make the same choice as you) that a lot of the development tools are made for Kinect Xbox360.
Please note that there are two models of Xbox360, as I said here, the latest model seems to have some sound-driver wrong, mainly using hark. I contacted the people taking care of hark to let them know, and I'm waiting for their solution.
Regarding Xbox360 VS Xtion Pro Live, as Dornhege, I have never used the later, so I can't tell you if it's better or worse. I just know it's smaller, and have more or less same characteristics.
Have a good day,
Bests regard,
Stéphane
Basically they are the same sensor (use Xtion Pro Live).
The Kinect is larger and needs external power. The Xtion Pro Live operates on USB alone.
One minor detail: AFAIK the Asus doesn't give out a unique serial.
I'm not sure about Kinect for Windows.
Asked: 2013-04-28 09:00:04 -0500
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Last updated: Apr 29 '13
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This is a duplicate, http://answers.ros.org/question/12900/microsoft-kinect-or-asus-xtion/