Face Tracking Robot Arm

Ha - awesome - I have made a face tracking robot arm. The 12 year-old me is so jealous.Here's how I did it (on Ubuntu 12.04 but should be portable to the Raspberry Pis):I installed SimpleCV: - http://simplecv.org/ .(I love this - makes it so simple to prototype.)I built this robot arm: - http://www.maplin.co.uk/robotic-arm-kit-with-usb-pc-interface-266257 .I installed pyusb: … Continue reading Face Tracking Robot Arm →

Scanning to the Cloud: Fujitsu Scansnap S1500 + Raspberry Pi

Process Flow Get Input to Initiate Scan Scan Using Auto-Document Feed Post Processing Import to Evernote (via email) Install Scanning Driver & Utilities Typically, using: sudo apt-get install sane You may need to adjust permissions for the scanners. I found as a non-root user I could not see any scanners when using: scanadf -L or … Continue reading Scanning to the Cloud: Fujitsu Scansnap S1500 + Raspberry Pi →

Setting up a Webcam for Stills in Raspberry Pi

First attempt: a Logitech Quickcam:This was detected when I plugged it in. Running lsusb gave me the following output:Then I tried the example described here: http://silicondelight.com/2012/07/grabbing-frames-from-webcam-with-a-raspberry-pi/ However, I kept getting errors relating to the v4l2 libraries. I tried a powered hub - a Logik Hub from Currys snipped as described here - http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=8926 . The … Continue reading Setting up a Webcam for Stills in Raspberry Pi →

OCR Meter Readings using Raspberry Pi?

I have a wireless energy meter and thermostat at home. I could try to hack them, taking them apart and listening to certain key voltages. However, the circuits are likely small and breakable. And I would like to use the units again and not pay for replacements. So I was wondering whether I could cheat … Continue reading OCR Meter Readings using Raspberry Pi? →