I am a teacher of the visually impaired. A challenge for many students is being able to see and access distance learning media such as notes written or projected on the board, videos projected on the board. Teacher/ student presentations/ demonstrations in front of the room. There are devices with positional limitations that can be placed on the student’s desk to view distance media, but this requires the student to sit in a location without any obstructions between themselves and the board or person they need to see. I would like to develop a robot that could hold a mounted camera with a zoom lens that can be remotely operated (Sony makes several designed to give telephoto capabilities of up to 30x for use with phones or tablets). The robot could be positioned by the student by using the on board camera to move to the desired location for viewing . The arms, or zoom camera mounting on the robot would be adjusted to aim / follow ( with the robotic controller) to view what ever learning activity that the student needs to participate in. This allows the student to sit in any location they desire with their peers and not be isolated, having to sit in a location that best accommodates their viewing needs. This type of technology could be a valuable tool from elementary school through college. It could also be applied to the business world. I an unaware of any device of this type that is available today. Ron
By Ron
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