I have done a recent proof of concept to generate Gaussian splats from depth cameras in real-time. The intended application is for robotics and teleoperation. I made a post on reddit [1] a while back if you're interested.
I believe the quality of realtime Gaussian splatting will improve with time. The OPs project could help ROS2 users take advantage of those new techniques. Someone might need to make a Gaussian splat video codec to bring down the bandwidth cost of streaming Gaussians.
Another application could be for visualizing your robot inside a pre-built map, or for providing visual models for known objects that the robot needs to interact with. Photometric losses could then be used to optimize the poses of these known objects.
I believe the quality of realtime Gaussian splatting will improve with time. The OPs project could help ROS2 users take advantage of those new techniques. Someone might need to make a Gaussian splat video codec to bring down the bandwidth cost of streaming Gaussians.
Another application could be for visualizing your robot inside a pre-built map, or for providing visual models for known objects that the robot needs to interact with. Photometric losses could then be used to optimize the poses of these known objects.
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/GaussianSplatting/comments/1iyz4si/...