Both authors contributed equally. Corresponding author. We present Lotus, a diffusion-based visual foundation model for dense geometry prediction. With minimal training data, Lotus achieves SoTA ...

Abstract: SLAM technology plays a crucial role in indoor mapping and localization. A common challenge in indoor environments is the “double-sided mapping issue”, where closely positioned walls, doors, ...

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Abstract: We present a novel deep learning-based approach to the 3D reconstruction of clothed humans using weak supervision via 2D normal maps. Given a single RGB image or multiview images, our ...

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