Brian Gerkey

Apple, Amazon and now Google: It’s a pretty exciting day for robotics!

Frank Tobe 14 Dec 2013

There is serious momentum in robotics these days, evidenced by recent news from Apple, Amazon and Google: Apple announced that they were investing $10.5 billion in supply chain robots and automati...

Is open source a good business model for robotics?

RBI Editors 09 Oct 2013

Open source vs. proprietary software is an age old question. Since the advent of robotics, we also have the question of open source hardware. In academia, where robotics researchers look to open so...

DARPA’s Virtual Robotics Challenge a practical step forward on the long road toward disaster-response capable humanoids

Hallie Siegel 24 Jul 2013

Based on a media rountable discussion with DRC Program Manager Gill Pratt and CEO of the Open Source Robotics Foundation Brian Gerkey. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear disaster was a wake-up call...

Brian Gerkey on “What is the single biggest obstacle preventing robotics from going mainstream?”

Brian Gerkey 15 May 2013

The biggest obstacle to broader adoption of robotics is that only experienced roboticists can develop robotics applications. To make a robot reliably and robustly do something useful, you need a d...

What is the single biggest obstacle preventing robotics from going mainstream?

RBI Editors 15 May 2013

It has been said that we are on the edge of a 'robotic tipping point' … but where, exactly, is this edge? And what's holding us back? This month we asked our panelists to weigh in on what's keepin...

ROSCon 2012: Keynote (part 1 of 2)

John Payne 24 May 2012

http://youtu.be/-E1O98qrfBY ROSCon 2012 Keynote, by Morgan Quigley, with introduction by Brian Gerkey, Part 1 of 2. (Duration 23:46) Post revised 08Aug2012....

Open source robotics foundation announced

John Payne 17 May 2012

Announced via the Willow Garage website, the Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc. (OSRF) is an independent non-profit organization founded by members of the global robotics community. Its mission is ...