LCD vs CRT ranting

[freebeard]

Originally Posted by myself

That would get you an 8GB Raspberry Pi 5. That could make an hexapod robot with the neural processor chip and two 1.25" diameter LCDs for eyes.

Another $130 to add a neural coprocessor.

Raspberry Pi AI HAT 2 - Faster AI than Apple's M4?

With this the hexapod wouldn't freeze in place while it thinks about things. And with 40 TOPS of compute, it could write it's own control software. $400 is close to the Mac Mini M4 at $500-600, but the form factor is 20-25%.

Once I'm out of debt, one of these is definitely happening to my Pi 5; maybe RAM will be down by then.

[freebeard]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Begs the question of "why not both"?

Open Source ESP32 8-Servo Hexapod Robot

Are you 3D printing much? Here's a Hexapod that doesn't need Inverse Kinematics. Does everything except crab walking.

[redpoint5]

I've been printing, mostly toys. Haven't built anything with actuators yet.