Servo Magazine ( October 2008 )

Pico ITX Johnny 5 Project | Part 2 | PC-based Robotics

By Andrew Alter    View In Digital Edition  


Part 2: PC-based Robotics In this series of articles, we will explore my Pico-ITX based Johnny 5 project. In the first article, I detailed the work that went into upgrading and expanding the original kit to make it a more viable research platform. In this article, I will dive into the concept and implementation of PC-based robotics. Not only will we show how easy an onboard PC is to integrate, but we will begin to explore the many advantages of having that much horsepower locally on your robot.

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