Bill Mania

Bill Mania and Eric Kinzle A brief presentation of using the OpenCV computer vision toolset with Python and ROS. Included at the end will be a demonstration of tracking a colored object using a camera with servo-driven pan and tilt capability.

ROS is the Robot Operating System, originally from Stanford and now supported by Willow Garage. ROS has a mature Python interface and is being used around the world by both amateur and professional roboticists. At the end of the presentation, if time allows and interest exists, some rudimentary ROS functionality will be demonstrated on a robot in progress.