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Issue #224 March 2009
Vision-Guided Robotics
A Next-Generation Balancing Robot
by Hanno Sander
Start | Parallax Propeller | ViewPort | The DanceBot | Frame Grabber | Real-Time Tracking | Line Following With A Camera | Track A Pattern | Find A Beer Bottle | Wrap Up | Sources & PDF
SOURCES & PDF
Hanno Sander (hanno@mydancebot.com) has been working with computers since he programmed a lunar lander game for the z80 when he was six. Since then, he graduated from Stanford University with a degree in computer science and then started his corporate career as an Internet entrepreneur. Hanno moved to New Zealand in 2005 to spend time with his growing family and develop sophisticated, yet affordable, robots—starting with the DanceBot. His technical interests include computer vision, embedded systems, industrial control, control theory, parallel computing, and fuzzy logic.
PROJECT FILES
For additional files, go to ftp://ftp.circuitcellar.com/pub/Circuit_Cellar/2009/224.
SOURCES
C-Cam-2A Miniature video camera
Electronics123.com, Inc.
www.electronics123.com
ADC08100 ADC
National Semiconductor Corp.
www.national.com
Propeller
Parallax, Inc.
www.parallax.com
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