GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (GOSY)

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I find this quite humorous:

2014 Kinect Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation Contest

Microsoft and Adept MobileRobots are proud to announce the 2014 "Kinect Autonomous Navigation Contest", to be held at the 2014 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in Chicago, Illinois, USA on September 18, 2014.

This contest will show off the state of the art of autonomous navigation in realistic and dynamic unstructured environments. Autonomous navigation in static and controlled environments is a mostly solved problem, however, in this contest, the environment will be populated with realistic items that are known to challenge typical navigation sensors and systems, such as narrow chair and table legs and uneven surfaces. It will also feature moving people and furniture. There may be other surprises as well. Successful navigation will require state of the art mapping and autonomous navigation using a real robot and sensors.

Winners will be chosen based on time and accuracy of navigation to specific points within the contest environment, and prizes awarded to winning contestants (if eligible).

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/events/robotnavigationcontest/info.aspx

Compare with GOSY's CareBot using the Kinect sensors several years before this contest was announced:

I would like to see a link to any navigation system that you think may be comparable to the above.