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Overview of the tracker solution

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Overview of the tracker solution

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- [Instructor] Syncing the virtual world to the real world is a problem that many companies are feverishly working to solve. Companies like 6D.ai have been making great progress. "Why not use GPS," you ask? Well, general-purpose GPS is only accurate to five to 15 meters. It also does not give us rotation. There are other world mapping solutions like SLAM, but they are not quite ready for industrial use. Building sites have many challenges, including spotty internet connection and magnetic interference that can make some of the most cutting-edge technologies unreliable. Here is where image targets come to the rescue. If you think about it, we've been using image targets of some sort for many years now in the form of QR or bar codes. Image targets do not need internet connectivity or any high-tech equipment. In fact, they are still the most practical and trusted way of virtual orientation. Factory robots use them all…

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