Cheap VSlam using low powered microcontroller and external processor?(reddit.com)

Am currently building a RC tank for a hobby project that wants to implement VSlam. Because of power constraints I want to use low power microcontrollers like esp32-cam and stream video to a laptop that then computes the navigation data. The idea being the ESP32 cam will upload IMU+stereo camera data -> Laptop computes current path and location -> Streams back navigation instructions. This doesnt have to be completely real time, as the robot can wait until a navigation solution is computed, execute the solution, stream back then wait for further instructions. My question is are there better ways to do something similar? Accuracy is the most important quality here. Or would a Lidar soluation be better? submitted by /u/FollowingHumble8983 [link] [Kommentare]