From Victor MV via ros-users@
I'm delighted to introduce Erle-Spider as
the first legged drone powered by ROS and running Snappy Ubuntu Core.
This smart robot with a 900 MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor runs
Linux natively and embeds several sensors onboard.
The
hexapod has been designed to meet the increasing demand of robot kits
to learn, research and develop while being subject to low levels of
regulation. The drone is also capable of accessing hard-to-reach places
such as pipes and disaster areas, bringing cameras on board and
supporting Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, as well as 3G and 4G networks to provide
connectivity where needed.
Besides
support for ROS, our team has been working with Canonical over last
months to provide access to a cloud-based app store that would allow
anyone to enhance the intelligence of this robot directly by installing
new apps.
Erle-Spider has been launched together with Indiegogo at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/erle-spider-the-ubuntu-drone-with-legs/ and will be delivered this Christmas for only 399 $.
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