[dylan604]

> I feel like RPis are overkill

I feel this way about most uses of RPis, but if it makes it more accessible and easier to use without the limitations of esp32 type boards then at least people are playing with things.

However, from TFA: "The Raspberry Pi computer analyses the video feed in real time to search for moving objects, "

[scrps]

Ah, I did miss that in the article!

I see the accessibility angle though I suppose if someone made a turn-key esp32-based sky tracker that might help get them adopted, save people money, and free up their pi.

[dylan604]

Exactly what advantage would an esp32 based system have that you think it would cause it to be adopted that this current system would not?