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Originally Posted by Tom Line
I am entirely against the Kinect as a robot control system. The processor of the driver station is a direct contributor to latency, and it conveys a large advantage to teams who can throw down a large chunk of change for a high end laptop. We already have one, so i don't say this out of self-interest. It's for the hundreds of cash strapped and rookie teams that will be put at a large disadvantage if it is forced upon them. Kinect in the robot could be very interesting assuming they provide the software on the crio side so all the teams can make use of it (assuming again that it's essential to the game as had been suggested).
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It looks like FIRST is trying to help improve the Kinect "experience" for the 2013 season.
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Originally Posted by http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/frc-kit-parts-supplier-toolkit
Computers for Kinect Stations
A foreseeable need for the 2013 season is computers to support the competition. Here are the basic (very basic) system requirements for the need we have:
Qty required: 60
Due Date: 11/30/12 - At least a Celeron-ish processor (I don’t know if there’s anything on the market that’s too slow for our application, it’s very basic)
- At least 16GB hard drive (Flash or locking hard drive preferred, the environment isn’t always delicate)
- At least a 15” display
- At least 1 Ethernet port
- No OS necessary as we can image the machines ourselves.
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As other people have stated, I think that the correct implementation of the Kinect will be similar to the 2008 Hybrid mode. Where the game will have a Randomizer to determine the location of a game piece and the only way to tell the robot where it is located is via the Kinect or on board sensors.
-Clinton-