Capture — In Design
Worn, not
mounted.
Data-collection hardware that looks and feels like ordinary clothing — so people can record real work, in real places, without changing how they do it.
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VISUS · TACTUS · GRESSUS — CONCEPT
Why It Matters
Narrow data builds
narrow intelligence.
General physical intelligence needs data that is diverse — many people, many trades, many environments, recorded on many kinds of hardware. Robots collecting their own data can’t get there fast enough. People already are there, every day.
So the capture kit is built to disappear: a cap, a pair of gloves, a pair of shoes. The platform is equally open to capture hardware from other companies that records to the same schema.
CAPTURE 01
VISUS
Capture cap
Four forward-facing cameras built into the brim of a cap that looks like any other. Records what the wearer sees and what their hands are doing, from their own point of view.
Sensors
4 forward-facing cameras
Captures
Egocentric video
Form
Cap — no visible housings
CAPTURE 02
TACTUS
Sensing gloves
Gloves with tactile sensing and joint encoders, worn like ordinary gloves. Records how the hand moves and what it touches.
Sensors
Tactile sensors + joint encoders
Captures
Finger joint angles and contact
Form
Glove — worn like any other
CAPTURE 03
GRESSUS
Motion-sensing shoes
Shoes with inertial sensors built into the sole. Records how the wearer moves around the work.
Sensors
IMU
Captures
Gait and foot motion
Form
Shoe — sensors hidden in the sole
Partner Hardware
Build a capture rig? It can feed the platform too.
Diversity of hardware is part of diversity of data. Capture devices from other companies that record to our schema join the same shared dataset.
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Your work, teaching
the next machines.
The contributor program will open in stages. Tell us where you are and what kind of work you do, and we’ll be in touch as it reaches you.