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Kinect is Legal for Both Drive Station and Field Use (Here’s why)

14-01-2011, 11:15

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Re: Kinect is Legal for Both Drive Station and Field Use (Here’s why)

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Originally Posted by Bongle

It sends a bunch of IR dots (normal light, not lasers)...

The Kinect depth sensor uses an IR laser to generate those dots. That runs afoul of the FRC robot rules.

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