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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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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 14 May 1999 00:03:27 GMT
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"Aa-Tchoo!" wrote:
> Wes:
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> 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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