Webcam Mecha Prototype

I've been playing around a lot with livecasting and streaming video solutions and decided to fashion my own custom webcam to take around with me. Here's a prototype I just put together made with a camera tripod and a Logitech Orbit Webcam.

A cool thing is if I run it off a PC, it can track faces an the eye actually spins around automatically. Kind of scary now that I think about it.

I still want to make it nicer. maybe add some arms so it can hold things for me and I need to figure out how to hold it stable if I perch it on my shoulder when I am moving around. Any suggestions? How would you mod this robot webcam? I also need a good name.
This post was uploaded from the iPhone by Tokyo Live Blogger [www] Steve Nagata. You can view more of Steve Nagata's past Live Blogger posts somewhere here.

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  Stefkov in England (Registered on 2008/06/01)
  http://www.stefkov.com/

  Robocop suddenly sprung to my mind when reading this. Perhaps it could be Robocam. It just doesn't have any... human parts.

  Fri 2010/02/05 00:50:35 JST (ID #764289)

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  tiberis1221 in Death-xico(Aka. Mexico) (Registered on 2008/08/25)
  Student or something like that
  http://otakumimi.blogspot.com

  LOL, as long as it doesn't start shooting lasers ^^;

  Fri 2010/02/05 01:28:13 JST (ID #764296)

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  TaRzAn in Just Below The Equator (Registered on 2009/05/25)
  Blue Suit Sapien with White Helmet
  http://conrad501.wordpress.com/

  heehheh..i got myself a Joby gorrilapod too..... really handy item to have when traveling...

  Fri 2010/02/05 01:37:18 JST (ID #764304)

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  Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
  CEO MIrai Inc
  http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/

  Looks good! Work on a Mac too?

  Fri 2010/02/05 09:10:14 JST (ID #764403)

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    Steve Nagata in Tokyo (Registered on 2008/01/11)
    Akiba Researcher
    http://www.stevenagata.com

    It works on a Mac, but the face tracking software is PC only.

    Fri 2010/02/05 10:33:12 JST (ID #764419)

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  Mirage in New York, US (Registered on 2008/12/27)
  Young Grasshopper
  http://miragestrike.blogspot.com

  How about naming it Darkwalker? :3
  http://www.freakygaming.com/gallery/concept_art/unreal_tournament_3/necris_darkwalker.jpg

  Fri 2010/02/05 14:14:39 JST (ID #764455)

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    undyingSoldier in South Africa (Registered on 2008/03/05)
    Software Developer / Space Marine
    http://winstonmuller.com/

    As long as this thing doesn't go on a "Killing Spree!", become "God Like" and start a "Massacre!" :P

    Wed 2010/02/10 01:25:26 JST (ID #766225)

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  GiraldNet in Spain (Registered on 2010/01/31)
  Daigaku Student
  

  it sure looks good, but i gotta tell you there already exist some cameras for that purpose , you can wear them like if they were glasses. apart from that i would try a parrot-like design and would make a pirate costume too for it XD its a good idea thou!

  Sat 2010/02/06 08:51:05 JST (ID #764617)

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  josephtame in Tokyo (Registered on 2008/12/27)
  Podcaster and tech-otaku
  http://www.tamegoeswild.com

  Would it work on my head ...whilst running?

  Sat 2010/02/06 20:48:03 JST (ID #764759)

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  Yeili in United States (Registered on 2009/06/11)
  Student
  

  Heehee, you were streaming with this on WonFes, right?

  Sun 2010/02/07 12:22:35 JST (ID #765138)

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