Learning Robotics using Python - Second Edition

Central processing unit

The robot is mainly controlled by the navigational algorithm that is running on its PC. We can choose a laptop, mini PC, or net book to use for the robot's processing functionalities. Recently, Intel launched a mini PC called Intel Next Unit of Computing (NUC). It has an ultra-small form factor (size), is lightweight, and has a good computing processor with either Intel Celeron, Core i3, or Core i5. It can support up to 16 GB of RAM and has integrated Wi-Fi/Bluetooth. We are choosing Intel NUC because of its performance, ultra-small form factor, and its light weight. We are not going for a popular board, such as Raspberry Pi (http://www.raspberrypi.org/) or Beagle Bone (http://beagleboard.org/), because we require ...