COMPONENT SOURCING
Build a sourcing brief around the workloads and connections your robot needs to support. Explore embedded computers, AI compute modules, control boards, communications hardware, and supporting electronics.
COMPONENT OPTIONS
Explore Computing & Electronics
Embedded Computers & Compute Modules
Describe the processing workloads, operating system, memory and storage needs, and available interfaces. Include the physical environment and how the unit will be mounted and cooled.
AI Processing Hardware
Share the intended models or workloads, software dependencies, and performance targets. Define how candidate hardware will be evaluated using a representative application rather than a headline specification alone.
Control & Communications Electronics
Map the devices that must connect, the protocols they use, and their timing requirements. Include boards, network hardware, interface modules, and other electronics needed by the architecture.
APPLICATION FIT
What to Compare Before You Source
Use the requirements below to make supplier discussions more focused and compare options against the same brief.
Start with the software environment
List the operating system, libraries, drivers, middleware, and application dependencies. Note which versions or interfaces are fixed and where adaptation is possible.
Define workload and response targets
Describe the tasks running at the same time, input data, memory needs, and acceptable response times. Provide representative workloads when planning a hardware evaluation.
Map connections and power
List cameras, sensors, drives, network connections, and other peripherals. Include connector counts, bandwidth requirements, supply voltage, and power budget.
Plan installation and maintenance
Document enclosure space, cooling, storage, service access, and expected operating conditions. Include lifecycle and documentation requirements relevant to the project.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Build Your Sourcing Brief
A useful request connects the component to the job it needs to do. Include what you know and flag the requirements you are still defining.
- Workloads, software dependencies, and performance targets
- Sensor, controller, and network interface requirements
- Power budget, cooling approach, and mechanical envelope
- Storage, memory, lifecycle, documentation, and quantity needs
COMMON QUESTIONS
Robot Computing, AI & Electronics FAQs
How do I compare AI computing options for a robot?
Define the actual workloads, software dependencies, input data, and power constraints first. Ask how proposed hardware can be evaluated with a representative workload so the comparison reflects your application.
Can electronics be sourced for an existing platform?
Share the current hardware references, software environment, interfaces, and installation details. Identify what must remain compatible and which hardware or software changes can be considered.
What is useful in a computing sourcing brief?
Include the tasks the system runs, required software, connected devices, timing targets, memory and storage, power, cooling, and operating conditions. A system diagram can make dependencies easier to review.
Explore Related Components
Plan connected requirements across the robot, rather than reviewing each component in isolation.