Following the launch of
Snapdragon 8CX 5G chip which integrates 5G mobile communication,
Qualcomm launched a dedicated platform RB3 for the robotics field. Qualcomm said the platform has highly optimized hardware, software, and development tools which are designed to help manufacturers and developers build next-generation consumer and industrial-grade robots.
The
Qualcomm RB3 dedicated platform is based on the Snapdragon 845 SoC
and it integrates heterogeneous computing, 4G/LTE, Qualcomm AI Engine machine learning and computer vision recognition. In addition, Qualcomm also considers the robot's need for high-performance sensors, equipped with a rangefinder for positioning, mapping, and navigation. It is reported that Qualcomm RB3 dedicated platform supports Linux and ROS (Robot Operating System), developers can use the Qualcomm Neural Processing software development kit for customization. At the same time, the future dedicated platform will also support the Ubuntu Linux operating system.