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Re: If only I could afford a ... webcam? / Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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Fri, 14 May 1999 00:03:27 GMT
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"Aa-Tchoo!" wrote:

Wes:

If you did have a digital camera, would you mount it on a 'bot to create a dirigible webcam?

The real challenge would be transmitting the images back to the computer.  Using cables puts the cambot
on a leash.  I wonder if anyone has a camera that uses IR to transfer the images to a PC?

And if Wes did have such a webcam, what kind of programming would it take to give me the ability to
direct it in real time from my desktop, over the net?

This problem has already been solved - the RCX IR port can easily be used for remote control of
movement.  I'm sure a Java applet could be designed that would allow control of cambot via the web;
pretty easily.  If cambot used a video rather than a still camera real-time control would be a snap -
given enough bandwidth to the web.

-Wes



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From: Wes Matchett <wes@augustschell.com> (...) a dirigible webcam? (...) Using cables puts the cambot (...) images to a PC? Unless you have an infinite source of power you are going to need to be tethered anyway. If you just wanted to put something (...) (26 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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Wes: If you did have a digital camera, would you mount it on a 'bot to create a dirigible webcam? And if Wes did have such a webcam, what kind of programming would it take to give me the ability to direct it in real time from my desktop, over the (...) (26 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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