Color Tracking Robot

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📚 Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Demo
• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage
• File Overview
• Project Context
• Contributing
• License

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🚀 Introduction

Python project for real-time color-based object tracking using OpenCV.
Detects and follows objects of a chosen color in live video.

Perfect as a first step into computer vision, image processing, and robotics. Easy to extend for simulated or physical robots, and for educational experiments.

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🎬 Demo

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🛠️ Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• OpenCV (opencv-python)
• NumPy

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📦 Installation

1️⃣ Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/valentechie/color_tracking_robot.git

2️⃣ Navigate to the project folder:

cd color_tracking_robot

3️⃣ Install dependencies:

pip install opencv-python numpy

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🕹️ Usage

Run the main script:

python color_object_tracker.py

• Use your webcam to start tracking.
• Default color can be changed in the script (HSV values).
• Press q to exit.

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📁 File Overview

• color_object_tracker.py: Main tracking logic.
• README.md: Project documentation.
• requirements.txt: List of Python dependencies.

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🎓 Project Context

Developed as a robotics and computer vision learning tool.
Great for experimenting with image segmentation, contour detection, and real-time tracking.
Inspired by hands-on projects and practical robotics integrations.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

• Fork this repository
• Open issues for bugs, ideas, or improvements
• Submit pull requests to enhance the project

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT.