Militarizing Your Backyard with Python: Computer Vision and the Squirrel Hordes

Why it was recommended

Perhaps the best presentation to a programming language conference in history.

Strong recommendationkjs3 · Original2014-10

What it covers

A PyCon 2012 talk by Kurt Grandis on building an automated water-squirting turret that uses Python and computer vision to detect and drive off squirrels from a bird feeder. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Next Day Video

Length

26 min 24 sec

Year

2012

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