Eyes For The Robots Out There

Building a robot is no simple task. With concerns over design, movement, materials, cost, and more, where does one even begin to make time for programming eyes? Well for those with who don't mind getting into a bit of coding, OpenCV brings a solution to this problem. Standing for Open Source Computer Vision, OpenCV is a free library of code that deals with real time computer vision, and with even a simply webcam your robot can become much more interesting project. It is already being used around the world and has a user group of over 40,000 associated with it, giving it a strong place in the opensource community. It offers support to both Windows and Linux, and works with programming languages c, c++, and python. Those interested should take a look at their site opencv.willowgarage.com, and maybe even download a copy for yourself.