http://blogs.ydl.net/walkandfish ps3 powerstation linux robotics vision mosaics cRIO-RC Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:35:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two late 2008 new books can be considered as indicators of future possibilities.  Learning OpenCV and Programming the CELL Processor may portent future direction with the PS3.  Now that Fixstars also has included OpenCV with its distribution of YDL 6.1, most parts are in place. Rumors of Sony developing a robotic ... http://blogs.ydl.net/walkandfish/2009/01/02/indications-of-future-direction-november-and-december-2008/ http://smart-machines.blogspot.com/2008/10/cheap-stereo-vision-camera.html  Surveyor Corporation, a small start-up, wants to change this by developing and selling an affordable stereo vision camera. The Surveyor SVS camera is priced at $550 which is about 1/3 of the cost of other leading stereo cameras offered by market leader Point Grey Research and Videre Design (even more expensive than the former.)   http://blogs.ydl.net/walkandfish/2008/10/27/cameras/ less than 1 watt is a lot of power. http://blogs.ydl.net/walkandfish/2008/08/05/expect-lots-of-robotics-and-ppc-linkages-this-fall-and-early-next-year/ http://blogs.ydl.net/walkandfish/2008/03/13/versions-6-of-ydl-enables-expanded-signal-processing/ Welcome to blogs.ydl.net. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! http://blogs.ydl.net/walkandfish/2007/11/02/hello-world/