[Dprglist] looking for ideas for mounting camera on robot

[Carl Jackson]

Maybe bigger than you are looking for but RAM mounts are pretty solid. Yak Attack or Scotty may also have something that would work.
-Carl

> On Feb 5, 2020, at 8:12 PM, Clayton Timmons via DPRGlist <dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:
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> Pondering how to mount a camera to my robot.  Using the raspberry pi camera or similar.
> Here is a picture of my current mount.   Made out of wooden dowel rod, painted black.
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> My thoughts on specifications....
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> Needs to be rigid enough to hold the camera up 4-5 inches above the mount point on the robot.
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> Needs to be easily removable.   The camera sticking up prevents me from putting my robot in a box.   I would like something like a GoPro mount with the thumbscrew so I can remove it or at least fold it down.  
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> I have looked at the gooseneck type flexible mounts but I'm not liking the fact that they are easily bumped out of alignment.   The camera alignment needs to be adjustable but it also needs to be locked down tight once adjusted.
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> What comes to my mind is the square metal tube that is used to hold street signs.  Something like that but in miniature.   Easy to cut,  easy to put small thumbscrew through.   
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> Any recommendations?
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> Thanks,
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> -Clay Timmons-
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