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Skeleton Tracking

Also known as: skeletal tracking, body tracking, pose estimation

Technology that detects and tracks the positions of human body joints (such as head, shoulders, elbows, hands) in real-time from camera or depth sensor data. In accessibility applications, skeleton tracking enables gesture-based interfaces, sign language recognition, and physical therapy monitoring without requiring users to wear markers or sensors. The technology maps joint positions to a simplified stick-figure representation that captures body posture and movement.

Category: computer vision · gesture recognition · sign language recognition · assistive technology

Related: Microsoft Kinect · Gesture Recognition · Sign Language Recognition · Pose Estimation

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