Along with a new Sphero Augmented Reality SDK available today on Github, Orbotix has created a new Sphero Augmented Reality plug-in for Unity, a flexible development platform used to make intelligent, interactive 3D and 2D content.
Inspired to expand development options for their BeagleBone mini computer platforms, participants in the BeagleBoard.org community created cape plug-in boards to enhance the sensors, actuators and interfaces available on the BeagleBone platform.
Researcher Greg Hoglund, for instance, planned in 2003 to create a sales platform known as ZeroBay, but pulled the plug before launching due to liability issues, Hoglund told Security Focus.