Types of Depth camera's & alternatives for position tracking

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zed 2i
Camera for depth perception, motion and AI, the ZED 2i is a durable and versatile stereo camera that can be deployed in most environments. (also outside!)
Zed in Touchdesigner

Oak D
Spatial AI camera (open source) OAK stands for OpenCV AI Kit.
PC & Mac compatible, python setup necessary! For loan @ BB Jk
Touchdesigner setup
Data sheet

Leap motion 1

Leap motion 2

Hokuyo
The URG-04LX-UG01 scanning laser rangefinder is a low power, small, accurate, high-speed device for obstacle detection. Using the USB interface for power and communication, this unit can obtain measurement data in a 240° field of view up to a distance of 4 meters.

download driver

~~VR trackers?~~

~~mocap?~~

Some comparison articles:
https://www.generationrobots.com/blog/en/luxonis-vs-realsense-which-depth-camera-should-i-choose/
https://docs.ipisoft.com/Depth_Sensors_Comparison
the 3 kinects compared: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/2/413

Apps that can do body ~~tracking~~ tracking for your mobile ~~devices~~ devices

ZIGSimPro an app that turns your phone/tablet into a depth sensor & tracking camera (over OSC)	iKeleton OSC an app that turns your phone into body tracking camera (over OSC) sending X&Y coordinates	Media Pipe* MediaPipe is a cross platform Framework for building machine learning pipelines for processing time-series data like video, audio, etc. Amongst many other possibilities it turns your webcam into a depth/tracking camera.
Mocap: optitrack TBD	Mocap: Vive 2x 2x TBD Vive trackers Vive Ultimate trrackers