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Re: Running the Kinect on the Robot.

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Originally Posted by davidthefat View Post
As far as I know, most of the depth perception is done on the Kinect itself. It is just transferring the data and images to the PC or 360. Now, you have to realize, you would have to find a way to power the laptop. Batteries are not allowed.
5 volts from the power distribution shouldn't be a problem as far as I know. Though I'm not the guy wiring it all so I don't know the rules towards that sorta thing.