The below clip shows another example of our colour detection script running on the Raspberry Pi.
We have used C++ and Open CV to detect the colour at a certain position in the frame.
The colour is then show in the top left corner of the video.
This will also be shown on a tiny OLED screen on the body of the robot.
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One of this years challenges is to detect some coloured balls from a distance and visit them.
The full details are here. http://piwars.org/2018-competition/challenges/somewhere-over-the-rainbow/
For our robot we are using a Raspberry Pi Camera and OpenCV to detect the colours and some code written in C++.
You can see a video of our robot doing some colour detection below.
Whilst testing this we have come unstuck with the detection when it is dark or when somebody (Vince) in a very red coat walks into the frame of the camera and it detects him and not the ball.
We are planning on using a 2 times lens to bring the balls into a better focus.
Read MoreKeith has been working with a tool called “Fusion360” to create the 3d models for our robot. This can then create the 3d printing file as well as laser cutter instructions. However – one other feature is that it allows you to create an animation of the 3d object!
This video shows our Nerf mount!
Whilst designing our mount for the Nerf gun one of our Twitter followers noticed that our mount looks just like a Troll!
Take a look and see if you agree?
