Microsoft's Kinect is known for its use in space Gaming as one of the top motion sensors on the market right now.
However, its capabilities extend beyond this particular space, and proof of this is its use for border surveillance purposes in South Korea.
According to Korean webσελίδα Hankooki, the specific system, which is based on its sensor Microsoft, developed by self-taught programmer Jae Kwan Ko and usesto detect moving objects in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Also, this particular system is "intelligent" as it can "perceive" the difference between humans and animals – if it detects a human, it informs the nearest military outpost.
Although for national security reasons many details have not been known, the creator notes that in the future the system will also allow the detection of heat and heart beats. "I had never imagined a toys system could perform national security duties," says Ko.
The procurement of the system took place in August, and has since been installed in various parts of the demilitarized zone. Its existence was only recently made public.
It is noted that this particular system is not the first case of a particularly high system technologyfor the surveillance of the borders between the two countries. Four years ago, at Korea Robot World 2010, the DoDAMM had demonstrated it Super aEgis 2: an automated turret with a 12,7 machine gun that has the ability to sense and "lock" human targets at a distance of 2,2 kilometers, in night or day conditions.
Also, this turret can be upgraded and equipped with other weapon systems, such as grenade launchers or anti-aircraft missiles. Such a "unit" (weight 140 kilos) can be mounted in static places or vehicles and can be fully autonomous or require permission from its operators via a LAN or radio network before opening a fire. It has not been known whether it has developed or will be developed in the demilitarized zone.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
