I'm not sure any of the other Arduino platforms would be able to do the computer vision parts this appears to.
replythis is built by Arduino specifically to sell more Uno Q. You want them to start promoting clones? What product do you make and we'll promote clones of those too.
replyPC?
replyThe cheap Chinese clones don't have to pay for any of the software that Arduino develops so yeah it makes sense they can sell them for cheaper.
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replyAn Uno Q is like $60. So what % are you gonna save on the whole project by using a Chinese knockoff?
replyA lot. The official uno r3 is around $30 while the clone can be as cheap as $5.
replyWhich does not sound much, but to someone living in less developed country, that matters a lot
On a $1000 hacker project that's only a 2% percent cost increase.
replyIn most of the world $1000 is startup capital, not a hobby project
replyRegardless of where you live - you're not building a household robot for much less than that.
replyNot every project costs $1000. In fact, most arduino project i saw cost less than $200 in BOM.
replyI’m sure the Arduino isn’t the only thing you’d save money on with this approach. Keeping the same ratios, it’s a 600% cost increase.
replyChinese clones of Arduinos are normally between 3x-6x cheaper, and if your project uses dozens or hundreds or thousands of them, especially in developing countries, that's a major price delta.
replyI assume at those scales it quickly becomes economical to design a custom board instead of using modules that are probably seated on cheap custom PCBs anyways.
replyBoard or not, it's the chip here that is expensive.
replyIf you have a bit of time to learn the skills, it’s economical to design a custom board even for 5-10 units. An integrated controller module like an ESP32 can basically just be plonked onto a board with a voltage regulator and used like an Arduino.
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