Surveillance 101

There are many different types of surveillance robots;
stationary robots-
mobile robots-
and even flying robots-

       

My Bot - Surveillance 101

 I recently built my own stationary wall-mounted one to record a party we held in our home.  As you can see, it doesn't look like much, but it is capable of rotation on the Z axis, and tilt on the Y axis.  It is secured to a coat rack with rubber bands, and stabilized with rubber wheels.  The camera, (not shown in pictures,) is just a web cam which rests on the top of the robot.  Live video from the camera is passed through the usb cord into a computer which stores the data for further use.  The program for Surveillance was very simple because I had only an hour to build it.  It ran two loops; one controlling the tilt, and the other, the rotation.

For more pics please go HERE.