![]() ![]() Qualcomm's robotics products are already in more than 20 products – including Sony's new aibo, robotic vacuums from iRobot, Ecovacs, and more, drones, companion robots, and industrial 'bots – with more than 20 also in the pipeline. Whether it's prototyping, or an off-the-shelf system-on-module to drop into a commercial product, the RB3 Platform promises to cut down on development time. However, robot-makers will have plenty of options. An LTE mezzanine for cellular connectivity will be optional down the line, Qualcomm says it intends to add a 5G option too. There'll also be multi-microphone support, and sensor support such as IMU and proximity. The development kit will include the DragonBoard 845c, the navigation mezzanine – with a ToF camera, tracking camera, stereo camera, and main camera – and a power supply. The platform’s hardware development kit contains the new purpose-built robotics-focused DragonBoard 845c development board. The Qualcomm Robotics development kit is based on the Qualcomm Robotics RB3 platform. Amazon's AWS RoboMaker is also supported, and down the line Qualcomm says it intends to add Ubuntu Linux support. The company said it has plans for Ubuntu Linux support. There's also support for Qualcomm's Neural Processing SDK for on-robot AI, and the Computer Vision Suite. On the software side, Qualcomm's new platform initially supports Linux and Robot Operating System (ROS). They tap into the Snapdragon 845's Spectra 280 ISP, which can handle a single camera up to 32-megapixels in resolution, and up to 4K HDR video capture at 60fps. ![]() ![]() A stereo camera can be used for navigation, while a time-of-flight (ToF) camera can add people, gesture, and object detection, regardless of lighting conditions. ![]()
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