UbuntuCore platform: strives to make Linux the core of "smart Iot"

Ubuntu has revealed to the outside that their newest idea of Iot is to make Linux the core of making Iot more intelligent and scalable. SnappyUbuntuCore is the latest platform for smart devices. It promises to run the same software stored locally or on the cloud. Obviously, the biggest benefit of the latter is that users can avoid frequent regular upgrades. For Ubuntu, the biggest advantage of the platform over competitors is its current user base. For example, ErleRobo

Ubuntu has revealed to the outside that their newest idea of Iot is to make Linux the core of making Iot more intelligent and scalable.Snappy Ubuntu Core is the latest platform for smart devices. It promises to run the same software stored locally or on the cloud. Obviously, the biggest benefit of the latter is that users can avoid frequent regular upgrades.

For Ubuntu, the biggest advantage of the platform over competitors is its current user base. For example, a drone manufacturer named Erle Robotics has launched the Erle-Copter running on the Ubuntu Core platform.

In addition to being able to load third-party applications (such as autonomous driving), individual drones can also get the latest firmware on the cloud for "self-maintenance ".

In addition, Ninja Blocks is also building a brand new version of Ninja Sphere Home Hub, and also uses the Ubuntu Core platform.

The Ubuntu Core team realized that the number of "connected devices" would surge. Although regular maintenance and updates of mobile phones and computers have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, they are easy to ignore for washing machines, thermostats, and smart switches.

In addition, in the face of frequent hacker attacks, the security of network devices also needs to be carefully considered. Without the latest security patches and firmware fixes, users of connected devices will surely suffer huge risks.

More importantly, Ubuntu Core can run on both devices and on the cloud. And developers will get the same API and Security Updates whether they are running on ARM or X86 platforms.

As of now, the Ubuntu parent company Canonical already has 21 partners, and we hope this number will grow even higher this year.

[Compiled from: SlashGear, source: Ubuntu, via: Erle Robotics]

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