Microsoft announces Project Kinect for Azure with its next-generation depth camera

Arguably the most interesting of all the Azure announcements at Microsoft’s Build 2018 conference today is Project Kinect for Azure. In short, the company has unveiled a package of sensors, including its next-generation depth camera, for AI developers to experiment with.

The first Kinect motion sensing input device was released in November 2010. Kinect’s lineup has included devices for Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Windows, but the technology has also been used in Microsoft’s HoloLens.