It could be done with a zero with C++ I would imagine. IIRC the zero is 700mhz single core. I’m using a Pi4 which is quad core 2.XGhz. Our current Python code uses 20-50% (I forget exactly) of each core. I’ve not made any attempt to optimize, and most of that is probably object serialization for IPC which could be improved (for eg with shared memory).
No battery. It runs directly off of solar power with a supercapacitor bank to provide peak currents. Power draw while driving walking speed on level ground is 20-30 watts with the latest drive system (not shown in the video). Solar panels are 8 100 watt panels.
The project is a work in progress. We just open sourced everything and wanted to start building a community of interested followers who would like to see our progress and share ideas. I do mention this in the blog post but I realized afterwards that understandably a lot of people just watch the video and don’t get the full picture. But we’re adding a vision system now and tools will come in the future. We’re solidifying the base vehicle right now which is what you saw in the video.
Feel free to ask me here or join our community at the first link I shared if you have any more questions!
No battery. It runs directly off of solar power with a supercapacitor bank to provide peak currents. Power draw while driving walking speed on level ground is 20-30 watts with the latest drive system (not shown in the video). Solar panels are 8 100 watt panels.
The project is a work in progress. We just open sourced everything and wanted to start building a community of interested followers who would like to see our progress and share ideas. I do mention this in the blog post but I realized afterwards that understandably a lot of people just watch the video and don’t get the full picture. But we’re adding a vision system now and tools will come in the future. We’re solidifying the base vehicle right now which is what you saw in the video.
Feel free to ask me here or join our community at the first link I shared if you have any more questions!