Kinect sensor
E703238
RGB-D camera
depth sensor
gesture recognition device
motion sensing input device
voice recognition device
The Kinect sensor is a motion-sensing and voice-recognition device that enables controller-free interaction with games and applications through body tracking, depth sensing, and audio input.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kinect | 9 |
| Kinect for Windows v2 | 1 |
| Kinect for Xbox One | 1 |
| Kinect sensor canonical | 1 |
| Microsoft Kinect | 1 |
| Project Natal | 1 |
| Xbox Kinect sensor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7978513 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinect sensor Context triple: [Xbox One, inputMethod, Kinect sensor]
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A.
Motion Sense
Motion Sense is Google’s radar-based gesture control and presence detection technology that lets users interact with Pixel phones using hand movements without touching the screen.
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B.
PlayStation Move
PlayStation Move is a motion-sensing game controller system developed by Sony for the PlayStation consoles, enabling gesture-based and physical movement gameplay.
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C.
PlayStation Camera
PlayStation Camera is a motion-sensing and voice-recognition accessory for PlayStation consoles that enables features like player tracking, video streaming, and integration with virtual reality.
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D.
Microsoft HoloLens
Microsoft HoloLens is a mixed reality smart headset developed by Microsoft that overlays holographic content onto the real world for enterprise, industrial, and creative applications.
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E.
PixelSense
PixelSense is Microsoft’s high-resolution, touch- and pen-enabled display technology used in Surface devices for precise, responsive input and vivid visuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinect sensor Target entity description: The Kinect sensor is a motion-sensing and voice-recognition device that enables controller-free interaction with games and applications through body tracking, depth sensing, and audio input.
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A.
Motion Sense
Motion Sense is Google’s radar-based gesture control and presence detection technology that lets users interact with Pixel phones using hand movements without touching the screen.
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B.
PlayStation Move
PlayStation Move is a motion-sensing game controller system developed by Sony for the PlayStation consoles, enabling gesture-based and physical movement gameplay.
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C.
PlayStation Camera
PlayStation Camera is a motion-sensing and voice-recognition accessory for PlayStation consoles that enables features like player tracking, video streaming, and integration with virtual reality.
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D.
Microsoft HoloLens
Microsoft HoloLens is a mixed reality smart headset developed by Microsoft that overlays holographic content onto the real world for enterprise, industrial, and creative applications.
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E.
PixelSense
PixelSense is Microsoft’s high-resolution, touch- and pen-enabled display technology used in Surface devices for precise, responsive input and vivid visuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
RGB-D camera
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depth sensor ⓘ gesture recognition device ⓘ motion sensing input device ⓘ voice recognition device ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
3D scanning
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education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ human-computer interaction ⓘ rehabilitation ⓘ robotics ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| brand |
Kinect
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linked to:
Kinect sensor
|
| communicationInterface | USB ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| enables | controller-free interaction ⓘ |
| feature |
3D motion capture
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facial recognition ⓘ player identification ⓘ speech recognition ⓘ |
| inputType |
color video
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depth data ⓘ motion ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| marketedAs | controller-free gaming and entertainment experience ⓘ |
| notableGameSupport |
Dance Central
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Kinect Adventures! ⓘ Kinect Sports ⓘ |
| originalCodename |
Project Natal
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linked to:
Kinect sensor
|
| platform |
Windows
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Windows 10 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Xbox 360 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2010-11-04 ⓘ |
| releasedFor | Xbox 360 ⓘ |
| successor |
Kinect for Windows v2
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linked to:
Kinect sensor
Kinect for Xbox One ⓘ
linked to:
Kinect sensor
|
| supports |
audio input
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body tracking ⓘ depth sensing ⓘ gesture control ⓘ skeletal tracking ⓘ voice commands ⓘ |
| trackingCapability |
full-body tracking
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multi-user tracking ⓘ |
| uses |
RGB camera
ⓘ
infrared camera ⓘ infrared projector ⓘ microphone array ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Kinect sensor Description of subject: The Kinect sensor is a motion-sensing and voice-recognition device that enables controller-free interaction with games and applications through body tracking, depth sensing, and audio input.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Michael Jackson: The Experience (video game)
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