Our earth is a very beautiful place to live and since the beginning of life on earth, humans have always tried to find something new or modify things that already existed. If we compare our earth today with what happened about a decade ago, we will see drastic changes and no doubt that this was made possible only with the help of rapid advances in science and technology, and this process is still continuing at an even faster rate.
Technology has allowed us to achieve everything that seemed impossible in the past decade. Gesture recognition technology is also a part of technology that is constantly evolving and evolving. So, now let me explain this in detail What is Gesture Recognition technology and how it will shape our future.
What is Gesture Recognition technology?
In simple words, gesture recognition technology (Gesture Recognition) means that we can control or interact with the device using simple gestures without touching it. These movements generally originate from our face and hands, but they can also be movements of our body or certain states of our body. Ever wondered how it works or what happens between the period we make our move and the device performs its action? The answer is simple, motion sensors receive and understand the movements we make, which act as the main source of data input, and quickly perform the necessary actions.
So, until now we have understood what is the meaning of motion recognition technology? Now let’s take a look at its application and how will it shape our future?
Interaction with computer
Leap Motion controller, a gesture-based interactive computer system for PC and MAC was introduced by a company called Leap Motion. The USB device and controller allow the user to interact with the computer using gestures, it tracks a finger with three infrared LEDs and the device observes a hemispherical area of ​​approximately one meter.
It provides precise gesture control, is also easy to set up and fun to navigate. Most importantly, it provides a fantastic gaming experience and is compatible with both Windows and Mac.
While difficult to master, not providing standard motion and limited detection range, it is indeed a unique invention made possible by gesture recognition technology.
Automotive control system
Perhaps the most common example in this category is the foot-activated liftgate available in the 2022 Ford Escape.
Ford has also partnered with Google to work on a system that allows drivers to control a variety of different things with vehicles that use motion controls such as air conditioning in cars, window openings, and the use of windshield wipers. Just as fire spreads rapidly in a forest, in the same way, more and more auto manufacturers are incorporating motion recognition technology in their cars. Navigation, infotainment, etc, are the areas targeted by it.
Many big players from this industry such as BMW, Honda, GM, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, etc. have cooperated with Google for the same.
Mobile payments
Yes, even this department has motion recognition technology. Seemove, a kind of gesture recognition technology developed by the London-based company “Seeper”. It has done something very deadly. According to Seeper, their technology could allow people to manage personal media such as photos, files, and also make online payments using gestures.
This technology has been in development for more than three years and is designed to track and recognize any object. This is made possible by a learning system that is trained to recognize hand poses, objects and gestures.
Health
This is probably the most important category compared to the others. The number and types of sensors and electronic devices that come to health services are increasing day by day. All of these tools provide opportunities for hundreds of software companies to build their best software that will actually help healthcare.
You may be thinking about how gesture recognition technology can help in healthcare? Well, the answer is that this technology has a huge impact on healthcare. With this technology, we can detect sudden falls, medication adherence, immobility, sleeping sickness, missed meals, low fluid consumption, smoking, and even neurological dysfunction.
All of these are serious issues related to health and motion recognition technology has made a positive impact in this field and is also improving and developing further. So, we can say that this technology can help us to detect and prevent some serious health related problems which can lead to death.
Sign language translator
This technology is used in this category to bridge the gap between deaf and non-deaf who may not know sign language and there are several examples of using this technology as a sign language translator. It also allows the conversion of sign language to text, which is just a monumental development for users with hearing or speech problems.
Remote control
A number of accidents are caused every day by drivers trying to adjust the media features of their phones while driving. This is a very serious problem, but again gesture recognition technology has a solution for the same. Including motion recognition technology into smartphones will allow drivers to control certain smartphone functions with simple gestures, eliminating the need to take their eyes off the road.
Games
The number of gamers is increasing day by day and all the major manufacturers of this industry are trying their best to meet the growing demands of gamers. Gesture recognition technology is a must-have for gamers and manufacturers know this, so, many games nowadays come with this technology.
This technology allows gamers to interact with the game using hand and body movements, making for a much more amazing and mesmerizing experience.
As such, this is the impact that motion recognition technology has on our lives and it is very important indeed. Along with this plethora of benefits, several other factors that have contributed to the growing popularity of this technology are its ease of use, better ergonomics and the security it provides.
With all this, gesture recognition technology is indeed shaping our future and our future and this technology is getting better by the day.
