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Re: Kinect as robot camera and some other questions
We used the Kinect as our camera last year and it took a lot of extra work to make it happen. As mentioned, we needed an on board processor that preprocessed the imagery and then sent it to the driver's station. There was a lot of custom code but when it was done, it worked well. The kit of parts camera, though, was used by three of the top five teams on the Newton field in St Louis last year. If it worked for them, then it's probably good enough for almost everyone.
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Scott McLean
FIRST Team 3512, the Spartatroniks
Team role: mentor
2011: Highest Rookie Seed and Rookie Inspiration Award Long Beach Competition
2012: Winner Los Angeles Regional -- w/ Team 987 and Team 1717
2013: Finalist Los Angeles Regional -- w/ Team 599 and Team 981; Engineering Excellence
2015: Entrepreneurship Award - Ventura Regional
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