Video: Vstone's Robovie-PC robot gets Intel Atom inside, becomes world's most awesome computer

For a robo hobbyist, the process of developing a creation's custom programming can be a chore. Make a change on a computer, connect the bot, download the change, then set the little guy free and wait for him to fall over. When he does, tweak that custom programming, rinse, and repeat. The Robovie-PC from Vstone turns that on its head, with the robot itself becoming the computer. It has a 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, dual USB ports, a VGA connector, and even Wi-Fi. There's a 1.3 megapixel camera on its head, which shows a lot of potential in the remote control demonstration vid below. Since the robot is the computer, able to run Windows or Linux, advanced functionality should be much easier to achieve. We're envisioning a little security guard who uploads images directly to the internet, or who taunts cats and takes pictures of their reactions. Naturally, those taunts won't come cheap; the 15-inch tall bot will cost ¥399,999, or about $4,500. That's quite a premium when compared to the company's $540 Robovie-nano announced a few weeks ago, but we think you should go ahead and splurge.[Via Plastic Pals]Continue reading Video: Vstone's Robovie-PC robot gets Intel Atom inside, becomes world's most awesome computerFiled under: RobotsVideo: Vstone's Robovie-PC robot gets Intel Atom inside, becomes world's most awesome computer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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