Researchers from the\u00a0Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington\u00a0have developed new gesture recognition technology which can use existing wireless signals, like WiFi, to detect gestures.<\/p>\n
The new WiSee technology (aka Whole-Home Gesture Recognition Using Wireless), is described as a \u201cnovel interaction interface that leverages ongoing wireless transmissions in the environment (like WiFi) to enable whole-home sensing and recognition of human gestures\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince wireless signals do not require line-of-sight and can traverse through walls, WiSee can enable whole-home gesture recognition using a few wireless sources like a Wi-Fi router and a few mobile devices in the living room,\u201d the university researchers explained.<\/p>\n
Unlike other gesture recognition systems, such as Kinect, Leap Motion, or MYO, WiSee requires neither an infrastructure of cameras nor user instrumentation devices.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe implement a proof-of-concept prototype of WiSee and evaluate it in both an office environment and a two-bedroom apartment. Our results show that WiSee can identify and classify a set of nine gestures with an average accuracy of 94%,\u201d the researchers said.<\/p>\n
According to the researchers, no change in current wireless standards are needed to implement the gesture recognition technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could also be implemented in today’s wireless devices. Imagine that in the near future you would buy wireless router which could also do gesture recognition,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n