Rescue Robotics

I set up the UAV in my backyard today so you can get an idea of the overall progress.

Single Board RIO 9606

National Instruments is providing Rescue Robotics with a sbRIO-9606 embedded computer & software for the 2011/12 Outback UAV Challenge.

The main features of the 9606:

• 400 MHz processor with real time OS.
• 512 MB nonvolatile storage, 256 MB DRAM.
• Xilinx Spartan-6 LX45 FPGA.
• 96 3.3 V configurable DIO lines.
• Mezzanine connector to interface FPGA with custom daughter board.
• 10.3cm x 9.65cm dimensions.
• Can be fully programmed in LabVIEW

More on product page here: http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/210003