Virtual Ping Pong Player

You tink play ping pong with a virtual player with the skill of a professional would be almost impossible but within 100 years, then think again (Well maybe needs a few hundred years more but this is a good start).

Day by day we are impressed with the technology developments in the AI here an example of this, using a webcam to track the ball and a laptop as his brain which also serves as the playing field (yes the game is place in a virtual ping-pong table) and two solenoids to operate as the fingers of the keyboard to move his racket, this virtual ping pong player will kick the ass to anyone.

From- Hackaday

Arduino-controlled webcam

Here's an idea for a basic, but useful, Arduino project for the relative beginner. It uses an Arduino, an Ethernet Shield, and a Latronix Xport Direct to control a servo-mounted webcam over the net.

Arduino Webcam Servo Project

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From - Makezine Blog