In essence, this tracking stand basically creates a pseudo lamp when paired with the flashlight (physically). I want it so that when I point an IR beam, the stand directs itself to that identified location but I don't necessarily know how that works. I know infrared and optical tracking certainly exists through programs such as OpenCV but I've yet to investigate enough to find a single package that can detect, track on to a beam, and then hold it's position.
That's the plan. I just gotta figure out what kind of hardware I need to be using which is why I'm here now 
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