Minoru enters the World of Robotics

Minoru has found his way into the World of Robotics.

Some software has recently been written which can be used to turn the Minoru
webcam into an inexpensive ranging sensor. This could be used on any robot
with an onboard PC of one kind or another (such as a netbook), and should
perform well ...

http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/showthread.php?t=3358

http://code.google.com/p/sentience/wiki/MinoruWebcam

The Minoru is the first commercially available stereo webcam. It's primarily intended for entertainment - broadcasting stereo anaglyphs as a novel alternative to the usual webcam based video conferencing or blogging. However, it also makes a good inexpensive range sensor for robotics use.