Robotics/Components/Video

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Video components split up in 2 categories. On one hand you have a video camera, some form of transmission (wire or radio) and a display. On the other hand you have computer vision.

[edit] Camera, transmission, display

There are very small cameras, some even with built in wireless connection, which are cheap and need hardly any external components. These cameras can be mounted on a robot and let the user see through the robots "eyes".

If the robot has an on-board computer (single board or laptop) a webcam can be used. This allows robot control over a network or even the internet.

[edit] Computer Vision

Computer vision is a relatively new area. It tries to provide a computer with eyes and the ability to "understand" what it sees. The first step is easy. Webcams have been around for quite some time. However the second step, understanding the image, is the hard one.