RoboVision was a quick virtual reality (VR) project by Tom Davidson and Sonia Santana. The aim of the project was to provide attendees at RoboFest 7 a feel for what a robot’s vision might be like.
The project’s components were two VictorMaxx Stuntmaster VR headsets which had their video inputs wired to Supercircuits microcameras. The Stuntmaster had a single camera screen. The microvideo camera was mounted on the outside of the head gear with the battery power unit worn as a belt pack. An on/off timer switch was been wired to the helmet to allow more participants equal access. The entire head unit was covered with a cardboard mask design similar to that of the Megabot Army for a cool robot head appearance.
There was ample room in the head gear to allow for downward vision so that the person wearing the helmet could walk around and avoid tripping over stuff. The camera images that were projected into the headset screen were feeds from various mobile robots such as Commander Salamander and Mobile Platform and Dweebvision.