I built a pan/tilt servo base for around $4.
So far I am pretty disappointed. The pan/tilt servos and Pixy2 program are programmed to follow an object of a set color. I trained it to track a white object and once it got a look at my ceiling it wouldn't look away. I understand that. So I trained it on a yellow object. It tracked that, and beige cover on my couch, then my skin, then something brown. I tried a dark red object and it locked onto my pink shirt. Blue worked the best. I thought I would be able to track objects with nice solid core colors because everything else is off color but it doesn't work.
I tried adjusting the color matching configuration but it didn't get any better. I have the newest firmware installed. Maybe with better lighting it works better. I hope to find a solution soon.
I ordered from Amazon. Some of the other distributors said they wouldn't have it in stock for a few more days and they were only receiving 25 at a time. So I seem to have gotten the first batch. At $60 it is cheaper than the older Pixy version $70. This one has a smaller lens and smaller board and is faster. Maybe it needs a larger lens to pick up more light and differentiate between colors.
Pixy2 on Amazon
I will keep trying. I've only played with it for around 2 hours so far. Let me know what you think in the comments
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