[quote=russell]Coding the CMU cam isn't actually all that tough. Its coding the CMU cam on a FIRST Robot Controller, and having it deal with all the chaos (and lighting conditions) on a FIRST field thats tough./QUOTE]
I for one am hoping to see a repeat of the CMU Cam in 2006. It is a shame that it was so wildly underutilized last year, since it does so much - much more than a camera, at least. This is an opportunity for some really powerful programming, and not only for autonomous. And, lighting conditions are not as critical as you might believe.
There's a great series of five articles on how to do robot camera vision in the July through November issues of
SERVO magazine, explaining most of the significant details. Due to copyright issues, I can't provide copies of the articles, sorry.
Don