USB cRIO Module for Kinect

Originally Posted by soxfan269

Our team is considering purchasing a NI module for our cRIO II that gives it a USB port. This would give us the capability to plug the Kinect directly into the cRIO without having to rewire or change anything. The module cost $320 and we we're wondering if it's worth paying that to have the Kinect on it. So I pose two questions. 1) Is having the Kinect as a sensor a big advantage. 2) Is it worth $320 to make it easy to connect the Kinect.

1) IMO, It's not. While it has its uses, it's not only heavy, but easily replaceable by lighter sensors that perform the same way it does.

2) I wouldn't pay that just to have a large collection of sensors I already have, but that's just me.