Columbia University researchers have created a robotic system that detects wrinkles and then irons the piece of cloth autonomously.
Their paper highlights the ironing process is the final step needed in their “pipeline” of a robot picking up a wrinkled shirt, then laying it on the table and lastly, folding the shirt with robotic arms.
A GeForce GTX 770 GPU was used for their “wrinkle analysis algorithm” which analyzes the cloth’s surface using two surface scan techniques: a curvature scan that uses a Kinect depth sensor to estimate the height deviation of the cloth surface, and a discontinuity scan that uses a Kinect RGB camera to detect wrinkles.
Their solution was a success – check out their video below.
Autonomous Robot Will Iron Your Clothes
Feb 21, 2016
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- Researchers at Columbia University have developed a robotic system that can detect and iron wrinkles on a piece of cloth autonomously.
- The system uses a wrinkle analysis algorithm that analyzes the cloths surface with a GeForce GTX 770 GPU and employs two surface scan techniques: a curvature scan and a discontinuity scan.
- The robotic system is part of a larger pipeline that includes picking up a wrinkled shirt, laying it on a table, and folding it with robotic arms.
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