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Zero-Op Mercenary Automated Paintball Sentry Gun
Like the best of projects, this started with a question- "I wonder if it's possible...".
It turns out the answer is YES!, but not without a lot of hard work. This project alone was my crash course in C++, Linux, Computer Vision, Servo Control, and designing circuit boards. I can't think of a more exciting way to learn. Although I can think of a few less painful ways.
What is it?
The Mercenary is a robot that can 'see' the world through a single camera, and can interact with the world by aiming and firing its paintball gun. Basically, the goal is to replicate the behavior of a person guarding an area, with a robotic system.
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September 4th, 2010 - 07:56
Hi, do you actually sell these?
November 25th, 2010 - 14:13
I wonder if you could post some more specific information. Is the software opensource? Could you post a quick overview of how you designed your targeting algorithm and so on?
May 1st, 2012 - 09:35
Glad to see I’m not the only one with ‘this would be cool thoughts’, I’ve started to use openTLD for specific item tracking and identification but need to start work on the weapon.