Is it possible? Wristband tracking with robot help?

[stevef22]

Hi Robot Shop!!! I want make a robot that tracks a wristband.

Similar to Soloshot product soloshot.com

The robot would track wristband using a motor. The motor would “point” in the direction of the band. Is bluetooth the way to go?

Not sure, any help in the right direction much appreciated. How would you tackle this project? Any similar projects out there I can study up on?

[bdaouas]

Hi,

We unfortunately don’t offer a robot that is similar to Soloshot.
You might be interested by the Pixy CMUcam 5 and the Pan/Tilt for the Pixy This Pixy camera can track an object based on its shape and color as shown in this video.
The detection range won’t be too long though. As indicated here :

Pixy can detect an object that is miles away as long as the object is large enough. Described another way – Pixy will detect an object that’s as small as 4x1 pixels in the image. This means it can detect a ping-pong ball sized object at 10 feet, assuming a 75 degree field-of-view lens (the lens Pixy ships with). A lens with a longer focal length can greatly extend the detection distance, but with a narrower field of view.