BucketBot keeping a ball at a distance

(3.9 MB) Video of the BucketBot from our perspective as it reacts to the green ball.

Please note that the following videos were taken on the bucketbot during processing so they are small.

(1.9 MB) Video of the BucketBot as it sees the ball and adjusts by moving. This is the original unprocessed video.

(1.4 MB) The processed video as performed on the BucketBot. The objective is to keep the green ball in the middle of the screen!

Want to try this yourself? Here is the .robo file that you can download and run yourself. Note that you need RoboRealm installed to run this file and an SSC servo controller to run the servo motors. Clicking on any of the modules will bring up that interface and allow you to customize it for yourself. Try getting the robot to track red objects ...

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