Here are seven cool projects made possible with Intel's tiny computer

Thinking about using Intel Edison for your next builder project, but feeling a little uninspired? Don't worry: IDF 2014 is rife with examples of how to use the company's new development board. In the weeks leading up to the conference, Intel employees and partners alike used it to build robots, memes, high-altitude balloons and even clothing for a small showcase of the development board's potential. Care for a peek? Check out the gallery below to see some of Engadget's favorite Edison projects from IDF 2014.

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Affordable Robotics

Later this year, Trossen Robotics will be using Edison in its HR-OS1 Open Source Humanoid Endoskeleton Kit. Why Edison? The team says it allows them to drive down cost: using Intel's $50 board as the robot's brain reduced costs by thousands of dollars -- allowing it to offer an Edison-powered robot for only $1,600. Need some perspective? The HR-OS1 will be replacing a research kit that currently costs $16,000.