Closed vs. open source for robotics?

March 23, 2012

Impromptu debate at cocktail party in Lyon, France at Innorobo 2012 between Colin Angle of iRobot and Robert Bauer of Willow Garage and their opposing views on how to nurture profitable robotics businesses. Spirited and well-presented.
Short version via IEEE Spectrum here; unabridged version on Everything-Robotic here.

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