Congatec, a vendor of embedded and edge computing technology, has announced that Intel Labs China has chosen Congatec COM Express modules for design-in and processor scalability in its heterogeneous extensible robot open (HERO) platform.
Created by the autonomous system lab of Intel Labs China to simplify and accelerate the development of next-generation IoT connected service robots, retail robots, and self-driving vehicles, the Robot 4.0 open platform integrates AI for research, education, and experimental purposes.
It combines Intel’s heterogeneous processor technology with Intel’s OpenVINO AI toolkit and offers a suite of software libraries for localisation, navigation, planning and human-robot interaction.
In this environment, the Congatec COM Express modules provide performance scalability from low-power Intel Atom to high-end Intel Xeon processors. The standard configuration utilises Conga-TC370 computer-on-modules with 8th generation Intel Core SoC processors.
“HERO is a compact and heterogeneous low-power, high-performance system platform solution that the Intel Labs China built specifically for the development of intelligent robots,” said Dr Song Jijiang, VP, director of Intel Labs China
“After three years of continuous development, and thanks to the heterogeneous and open approach, HERO is now a perfect development platform for a wide range of Robotics 4.0 projects.
“Going forward, the Intel Labs China will continue its focus on the four main areas of artificial intelligence, intelligent transportation, wireless data communication and service robotics, collaborating with industry, universities and research partners to fully leverage the value of data and jointly drive the digital transformation of industry.”
