Episode 47: The IST_Board
In 2006, the vision and urgency of a project by Técnico professors and students would give rise to a technological solution for an international company that would become a sales phenomenon. The “IST_Board” (prototype name), a data acquisition board, allowed Técnico students to go deeper into their automation work, which included the programming of small robots, the “rasteirinhos”, testing the principles of autonomous driving. The execution of the USB card, which would allow data sharing between laptops and robots, was taken over by National Instruments, which, inspired by Técnico’s needs, would build one of the best-selling products in the years that followed. The company would launch a range of products aimed at Universities. Portugal and Técnico were pioneers.
- Acknowledgements:
Carlos Cardeira
Carlos Gomes
Mário Ramalho
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Further reading and additional audio in the Portuguese version of this webpage.