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[Schilcote]

I want to add a sensor to my robot that will allow it to find and track human targets. It's a really short robot too, so it should be in three dimensions.

How should I go about this?

[piecewise]

http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1061

[smigenboger]

Dare I ask why you need a human heat tracker? Make the robot do something nice, like hand out free samples to unsuspecting targets.

[eerr]

what's not perfectly innocent about 'search and destroy'?

[Karnewarrior]

Mostly the desroy bit, though searching can be traumatic if done the wrong right way.

[Grakelin]

Best request.

[Fossaman]

what's not perfectly innocent about 'search and destroy'?

That depends. Do you mean 'destroy' or 'destroy?'

[Schilcote]

Dare I ask why you need a human heat tracker? Make the robot do something nice, like hand out free samples to unsuspecting targets.

Yeah, it's a nice robot that hands out free used buckshot.

Just kidding, it's supposed to be a little camera bot. I just want it to be able to follow me around and point a camera at me.

[ein]

Sounds cute.
With a thermal camera, you could always just have it go to the hottest location, but that might have... hilarious consequences.
I would suggest thermal working with a motion sensor.
That way it goes to the hottest moving target.
Alternatively, simply carry around a chip that signals out to the robot, which travels towards the origin of the signal.

[smigenboger]

With a thermal camera, you could always just have it go to the hottest location, but that might have... hilarious consequences.

Hehe, my camera has the multiple target focus ability, and it always focuses on whatever is closest to it, so it has a tendency to point it's focus boxes to people's torsos and crotches.

That sounds like a fun project. Is it currently remove controlled or self-driven?

[Schilcote]

That sounds like a fun project. Is it currently remove controlled or self-driven?

It's (going to be) based on a Parallax BOE-Bot. Cute little robot. It'll be autonomous.
The idea is that I would just be able to set Cambot on the floor, switch him on, and record stuff while he follows me around.

[smigenboger]

If the purpose is to create a camera-robot, that sounds fun. For practicality, you could always have a camera in a hat

[Schilcote]

If the purpose is to create a camera-robot, that sounds fun. For practicality, you could always have a camera in a hat

Except that would be first person perspective, while I want second person perspective.

[Pathos]

I've just thought of the best (worst) idea ever.

Heat signature porno.

[Karnewarrior]

AAand now the thread is gross.