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J. CicolaniBeginning Robotics with Raspberry Pi and Arduinohttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6891-9_9

9. An Introduction to OpenCV

Jeff Cicolani1  
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Pflugerville, TX, USA
 

We’ve come a long way since the first chapters introducing the Raspberry Pi. At this point, you have learned about the Pi and the Arduino. You’ve learned how to program both boards. You’ve worked with sensors and motors. You’ve built your robot and programmed it to roam around and to follow a line.

However, to be completely honest, you haven’t really needed the power of the Raspberry Pi. In fact, it’s been a bit of hindrance. Everything you’ve done with the robot—roaming and line following—you could do just well with the Arduino and without the Pi. It’s now ...

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