Facts About the New Four-Legged Robot

Main Computer

The main computer is a 500 MHz AMD-Geode-LX800 32Bit processor with 256 MB (extenable up to 1 GB) DDR-SODIMM main memory on a PC104 board from Digital-Logic which has been selected because of its good balance between computational power, low power requirements and low temperature generation. It is based on an industrial standard (PC104) which ensures long-term availability and is easy to upgrade on a regular basis.

Compared with the robot previously used in the Four-Legged League the main computer includes a numeric coprocessor and it is not based on a proprietary operating system. Instead Linux or Windows CE are at the disposal of the robot programmer. The new robot comes with the ability to run either one operating system. The new robot is also compatible with any standard or proprietary robot development software, e.g., Player/Stage (Linux) or Microsoft Robotics Studio (Windows).