Intel is getting proficient at developing small computers. First, came its Compute Sticks and then its credit-card-shaped Compute Cards.
But nothing’s quite like the mysterious Euclid, which is a self-contained computer the size of a thumb designed to be the brains and eyes of a robot.
More details have emerged about the computer, which was announced in August and has yet to be released.
The Euclid is so small and light that it can be held like a pen. It has a built-in 3D RealSense camera, making it like a PC fused into a Microsoft Kinect.
The design makes it possible to install the Euclid where the eyes of a human-like robot would be typically placed. The 3D RealSense camera will act as the eyes of a robot, capturing images in real-time and helping with movement.
Euclid has motion and position sensors that can help the robot move around both indoors and outdoors.
Intel demonstrated the Euclid computer in a robot moving on stage during CEO Brian Krzanich’s keynote at the Intel Developer Forum in August.
