BeagleBone Blue – A complete, Linux-enabled robotics computer
Was initially confused, because there was an earlier "BeagleBone Blue" (well, BlueSteel, I guess) that had nothing to do with robotics:<p><a href="http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/06/18/bluesteel-basic-beaglebone-black/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/06/18/bluesteel-basic-beagl...</a><p>The interesting part of this one, to me, is the Octavo packaging of the AM335X processor with on-die RAM.  That makes the board much simpler.  Though, I thought it would make a bigger difference in price.   The BeagleBone wireless that uses the same chip is ~$68, which is $7 higher than the Black that has separate RAM.<p>If you haven't used a BB product, check out the thing that I think is the biggest upside of these...the built in pair of PRUs.  It's like having the best of a normal linux board plus a microcontroller on the same board.  Since the PRU shares memory with the main CPU, you can offload things that need to be realtime.   That allows for things like a near professional-level LED matrix controller (<a href="https://trmm.net/LEDscape" rel="nofollow">https://trmm.net/LEDscape</a>)  or even a DIY video controller (<a href="https://trmm.net/Mac-SE_video" rel="nofollow">https://trmm.net/Mac-SE_video</a>).