Hobby
Robotics
Redefined!
One (used) smartphone at the heart of every robot
To put it in short, the idea is to use a smartphone as the main controller for your hobby project. Compared to other single board solutions, the phone comes with many useful sensors and components, such as IMU, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Light, Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensors, GPS, Speakers, Microphone, Multiple Cameras, Wifi, Bluetooth and Cell connectivity, A big touch screen display, onboard battery, GPU, a Powerful Processor that can handle heavy ML/AI applications, and a lot of other features, all pre-calibrated and ready to be used. On top of that, add the unmatched software development tools and a ton of well supported frameworks and libraries that are available for app development.
It is also good for the environment, since BILLIONS of smartphones are thrown away every year as waste. There’s a special joy in putting an old piece of hardware back to use.