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About Embedded Mini-Itx Computer Inside Robots

I was thinking about embedding a computer inside the robot, my concerns are: how do you operate it without a screen? for example if i were putting it inside an R2D2 or WALL-E robot that don't need a screen. Do you all plug in a screen every time you turn it on?

Which mini-itx board/system? i know about the DELL FX160 $40 but then i gotta buy rams, hdd, usb wifi/bluetooth/sound card, which adds up. Looking for the cheapest solution that runs decent and compatible with Windows 7 if possible for speech recognition. Already have a SSD on hand.

Thanks


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#17  

Yeah... Thomas has it working

#18  

Who is Thomas? Well you have my email and phone

#19  

I do not recall exact handle on here but Thomas is the Robots & Androids guy. He in on here.

I did not email but did text you earlier.... no response. See I need my robot companion.

#20  

Oh I didn't get it , email me kandyred@ gmail . Com and give it.number maybe I saved it wrong

#21  

@jstarne1 I like it to me a bit more advance, medium size bot 2-3ft tall, has lots of sensors, DOF, autonomous, etc. I just might grab that $79 board, actually shipping is $7, not free. What kind of PSU do i need?

isn't this a better deal? same price, has 2.13Ghz dual core, ram only up to 4GB, but i think that's enough for just running ARC. www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157308

#22  

The reason why it was free shipping was free shipping on orders over 100 , by the time you bought your ram , I haven't used that board but specs are cool.

#23  

I shop at Newegg a lot, they don't give free shipping on orders over $100. Free shipping are usually offered on a particular product no matter how much your order is, you still get charge shipping for the item that has shipping charge. Thanks for all the suggestions!

#24  

You will want a pico 160 watt , there are 90 watt models but.you want to have wiggle room for your drive , USB devices , maybe a DVD drive so I would go for a 160 watt , they are on mp3car.com or eBay.