Are there any SBC with Intel CPU that is smaller and lighter than the NUC?
Hi, compared with Intel NUC, are there any smaller and lighter SBC (with or without case is OK) with Intel i5/i7 CPU that can run ROS well on small and light battery? When in an autonomous robot, being able to run for about 10-20 minutes is OK.
Unfortunately I'm not aware of any SBC that is smaller / lighter than an Intel NUC while having an i5/i7. I can only recommend the Udoo X86 which runs on intel celeron / pentium with a similar size footprint as the intel NUC. However, it is less power hungry (used it personally for an autonomous robot with good ROS support like any x86 desktop). But usually the most power consuming item on the autonomous robot is the motors, not the SBC. However, depending on your use case, it may have too little computational power. Maybe you could provide your use case? Is x86 a requirement? ARM based processors can be even more power efficient if you require low power consumption.
Hi. I am slightly late here. Sometime earlier even I was looking for such offerings and found these.