Intel’s $399 Euclid computer has a depth camera and everything else you need to build a robot
Intel’s Euclid development kit was announced last year, and now it’s finally ready. First spotted by Liliputing, it’s full of last year’s specs, like a RealSense ZR300 depth camera, an Atom x7-8700 quad-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of built-in storage. In addition to the camera, the system includes the whole suite of motion and location sensors you’d expect on a modern smartphone, plus ambient light detection, a barometer, a thermal sensor, a noise-canceling microphone, and a mono speaker. There’s also Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in. A Micro HDMI plug means you can use it as a computer while you’re setting it up, but a 2,000mAh battery makes it portable.
Out of the box, the system runs Ubuntu 16.04, with ROS (Robot Operating…
