Despite all the turmoil around Intel Corp., the company surprisingly expanded its line of Intel RealSense depth modules for robotics applications. Tod

Intel RealSense D421 offers low-cost depth sensing for robots

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2024-09-24 21:30:03

Despite all the turmoil around Intel Corp., the company surprisingly expanded its line of Intel RealSense depth modules for robotics applications. Today, it introduced the entry-level Intel RealSense Depth Module D421.

The company said it’s designed to bring advanced depth sensing to a wider audience at an affordable price. The all-in-one stereo depth module is currently available for pre-orders for $800 per 10-pack. Pre-orders will ship in November, according to Intel.

Intel added that the new D421 is the first all-in-one module integrating the D4 vision processor with the optical module on the same board. The D4 vision processor does all depth calculations onboard, making this a low-power, platform-agnostic device, it claimed.

The D421 depth module offers a 75° × 50° field of view, a recommended range of 0.2 to 3 m (0.6 to 9.8 ft.), and 1 megapixel global shutter depth sensors.

Intel also said the D421 depth module features plug-and-play functionality and compatibility with popular development frameworks. It is supported by the Intel RealSense SDK 2.0 and works with a range of platforms and operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Android.