Real-Time Object Detection and Tracking in Robotics: Optimizing Computer Vision Pipelines for Edge Devices
Real-Time Object Detection and Tracking in Robotics: Optimizing Computer Vision Pipelines for Edge Devices 1. Introduction: The Challenge of Real-Time Vision in Robotics Picture an autonomous mobile robot navigating a warehouse floor. A cardboard box suddenly appears in its path—but the vision system doesn’t detect it until the robot has already collided. This isn’t a failure of detection algorithms; it’s a failure of deployment strategy. The sophisticated neural network running on the robot’s hardware processes frames too slowly, creating a dangerous gap between perception and action. ...