Why Intel bought 'eyes' for its drones

On Monday, Intel announced that it will purchase Movidius, an Irish company that develops computer vision processors. With newly acquired chips and deep learning algorithms, Intel will be able to imbue its RealSense cameras with independent, low-power image processing. In simpler terms, the company could build drones and other devices that can "see" on their own – no human required. At the most basic level, the biological eye is used to gather information and make decisions. Using camera "eyes," computers can also extract complex understanding from visual data.