I have been looking into what type of microcontroller to use for some robotic projects I am thinking about working on. I have searched this list and the web and haven't found any good recommendations so I am going to ask here. I am looking at the OOPic and the Brainstem at this point.
Ultimately I plan to work on complex behaviors using neural net/fuzzy logic for my bot and thus, based on my reading, would want a higher level 'brain' to crunch the data gathered from the sensors then direct the robot for various actions.
So my questions is religion aside which of the various microcontrollers out there offers the most robust and flexible option for control and interface via wireless to a host PC and which have the best memory/performance?
Ancillary to that, are there any good sources of information for the use of fuzzy logic/neural nets for hobbyist/grad student level people with a limited budget?
Thank you for your time.