Open Source Robotics Foundation

ARIAC Qualifier 3 is now open

We are happy to announce that Qualifier 3 is now open for the Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition (ARIAC)! ARIAC is a simulation-based competition is designed to promote agility in in...

21 April 2017, by Open Source Robotics Foundation

ROSCon 2015 recap and videos – part 2

ROSCon is an annual conference focused on ROS, the Robot Operating System. Every year, hundreds of ROS developers of all skill levels and backgrounds, from industry to academia, come together to teach...

23 March 2016, by Open Source Robotics Foundation

DARPA takes its Robotics Fast Track program on a West Coast tour, Nov. 17-19

The Open Source Robotics Foundation is joining DARPA and Tandem National Security Innovations on the road to spread the word about DARPA’s Robotics Fast Track Program. We’re proud to support the o...

12 November 2015, by Open Source Robotics Foundation

Frank Tobe on “Is open source a good business model for robotics?”

To be able to choose between proprietary software packages is to be able to choose your master. Freedom means not having a master. Freedom means not using proprietary software. - Richard Stallman, o...

09 October 2013, by Frank Tobe