‘A group at the Institute for Computer Science of the University of Freiburg (Germany) has used a Pocket PC as the “brain” of a small autonomous robot. “NimbRo RS” placed third in the balancing challenge of the Humanoid League competition at RoboCup 2004 in Lisbon, by successfully walking up and down a ramp without falling.

The group started with RoboSapien, a commercially available robot with infrared control. “Team NimbRo” replaced the robot’s head with a Toshiba e755 Pocket PC and a FlyCam-CF CompactFlash camera. Ultramote, a shareware package, allows the e755 to emulate RoboSapien’s remote control. The arms and corresponding motors were removed, to compensate for the extra weight of the Pocket PC and camera.’

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