Intel · cpu
NUC mini PC (Core i5/i7)
Palm-size Intel PC that became a standard robot computer in the 2010s (Care-O-bot 4, THORMANG3, Cassie's spare computer, DRC-HUBO). Intel handed the line to ASUS in 2023.
- Compute
- x86 Core i3/i5/i7 mini PC
- Power
- —Not published
- Process
- —Not published
- Made by
- IntelFoundry
- First year
- 2013
- Price
- —Not published
Robots that use it
3 robot models whose maker or reputable press names this chip.
2015GermanyCare-O-bot 4Fraunhofer IPA and Mojin Robotics · humanoidCommercial
2016South KoreaTHORMANG3ROBOTIS · humanoidCommercial
2017United StatesCassieAgility Robotics · humanoidDiscontinued
How we know: 3 sources, one per robot
- Care-O-bot 4Four to six Intel NUC i5 PCs spread through the base, torso, head and sensor ring.care-o-bot.de
- THORMANG3Two Intel NUC Core i5 computers handle control and perception.emanual.robotis.com
- CassieCaltech's Cassie documentation describes an onboard Intel NUC for customer research software.github.com
The Intel family
Every Intel chip in the atlas, oldest first.
- 2013Atom E3845Quad-core x86 at 1.91 GHz1
- 2013NUC mini PC (Core i5/i7)x86 Core i3/i5/i7 mini PC3
- 2017Movidius Myriad XVision processing unit with a dedicated Neural Compute Engine
- 2019Core i7-8665UQuad-core x86 up to 4.8 GHz2
- 2020Core i5-1135G7Quad-core x86 up to 4.2 GHz1
- 2023Core i7-13700H14-core x86 up to 5.0 GHz1
- 2023Processor N97Quad-core x86 up to 3.6 GHz1
About Intel
United States · chip designer
Designs and largely makes its own x86 processors (Atom, Core, NUC mini PCs), which ran most research humanoids before GPUs took over. It also bought Movidius (vision accelerators) and owned Mobileye; its RealSense depth-camera unit is a sensor maker.
Sources
Specs come from the maker and reference pages. The source for each robot is under "How we know" above.
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