Virtual reality is playing more of a role than just entertainment. Recently, Dr. Mehzeb Chowdhury, a forensic professor and researcher at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom, proposed a new crime scene reconnaissance method. It uses a robot to shoot 360-degree video and restores to the jury and judicial personnel more realistically through the virtual reality headset. .
Dr. Mehzeb Chowdhury stated that the traditional criminal investigation and judicial departments usually use 3D animation to render crime scenes for reference by the jury. Obviously, this is only a reduction of the actual environment in the field, rather than a real reality. Dr. Chowdhury's solution is to use a robot called "MABMAT" and load a 360-degree camera to fully restore the crime scene and study and capture every outstanding detail.
The MABMAT robot is actually composed of two low-cost MCUs, an Arduino motherboard, and a Raspberry Pi computer. The open source software runs on top and the 360-degree camera is integrated. The operation and use are very simple. In addition, the entire system costs less than $400 (approximately RMB 2,672) and can run on any VR Ready computer and virtual reality headset. At present, the actual products have been tested in the judicial departments of the United States and parts of the United Kingdom for several months and it is likely that further development will be achieved.