Low-Cost Visually Intelligent Robots with EoT

This paper describes the development of a low-cost, low-power visual-intelligence and robotics platform based on the H2020 EoT (Eyes of Things platform) and the Movidius Myriad2 VPU (Vision Processing Unit), associated machine vision, communications and motor-control libraries and the Movidius Fathom deep-learning framework. The platform allows a variety of low-cost robots to be built using kits and programmed in micropython. The ultimate goal of the EoT robotics project, which is still in development, is to enable the mass-production of advanced and highly programmable robots for developers, students and hobbyists at a sub $100 price-point that includes robot, control electronics, software and an eBook.