Computer Vision Using Go and OpenCV 3

Previously: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=17863399" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=17863399</a>

The post links to open source robotics projects Gobot.io and Gocv.io, which make me wonder...<p>a. Why use Go for robotics? What pros&#x2F;cons are there compared to Python and C++?<p>b. Is Gobot intended to compete with ROS?