From 6adc0d67e0000baa12f012ac26768044268982e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Leitschuh Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 15:04:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updates README with new information about GRIP --- README.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5ccde67dba..016f0c3b58 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,9 +9,27 @@ # GRIP Computer Vision Engine -GRIP (the Graphically Represented Image Processing engine) is a program for rapidly prototyping and deploying computer -vision algorithms, primarily for robotics applications. It has been released with features designed for the -2016 FIRST Robotics Competition Season. +GRIP (the Graphically Represented Image Processing engine) is an application for rapidly prototyping and deploying computer +vision algorithms, primarily for robotics applications. +Developing a vision program can be difficult because it is hard to visualize the intermediate results. +GRIP simplifies and accelerates the creation of vision systems for experienced users and reduces the barrier to entry for inexperienced users. +As a result, many teams with minimal computer vision knowledge successfully used GRIP in the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition game. + +# Features + + - Intuitive drag and drop UI. + - Active development community. + - Extensible! + - Deploys and runs headless. + - Supports various network protocols + - [Network Tables](https://github.com/PeterJohnson/ntcore) + - [Robot Operating System (ROS)](http://www.ros.org/) + - OS Support: + - Windows + - OSX + - Linux + - Embedded Linux ARM (NI RoboRIO) + ## Getting Started