[dudeman2009]

The Kinect may seem better than the axis camera and in fact may be a good replacement if you are short on cash. You will lack the stability and reliance with a Kinect, on a good Axis Camera you will not only have a sturdy base, but you very well may have a ‘fool proof’ way of interfacing with it should you decide to use it with the operation of the robot. If you look at some of the other Kinect posts, there are ways to get decent frame rates off the cameras, but using it directly with the CRIO is usually going to be harder than with an IP or USB camera.