Using and evaluating the real-time spatial perception system hydra in real-world scenarios

Abstract

Hydra is a real-time machine perception system released open source in 2022 as a package for Robot Operating System (ROS). Machine perception systems like Hydra may play a role in the engineering of the next generation of spatial AIs for autonomous robots. Hydra is in the preliminary stages of its existence and does not come with intrinsic support for running on custom datasets. This thesis primarily aims to find out whether the promised capabilities of Hydra can be replicated. As well as to establish a workflow and guidelines for what modifications to Hydra are needed to successfully run it.