Microsoft has been investing in 3D depth technology for over two decades and our legacy includes several generations of the K ... inect platform in gaming, HoloLens in Mixed Reality and the Azure Kinect Dev Kit. With Microsoft’s mission statement to empower every organization on the planet to achieve more, we made a strategic decision to provide broad market access to our 3D technology IP, knowledge and expertise. We created the Azure Depth Platform to proliferate 3D technology and empower other companies to build industry solutions in cell phones, robotics, autonomous vehicles, assembly lines, inspection and quality control, factories, healthcare, fitness and more. Azure Depth Platform is democratizing cloud connected 3D vision by lowering the barriers for the adoption of 3D technology to provide machine environmental awareness & understanding. Our program is creating the platform to build 3D & AI industry solutions coming from an ecosystem of semiconductor providers, camera makers, ISVs and System Integrators. read more