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Brian Gerkey on “Is open source a good business model for robotics?”
Brian Gerkey
09 Oct 2013
The IT economy has powerfully demonstrated what happens when companies can leverage open source infrastructure when they build new products and services. A company like Google would never have come ...
Co-robots really ARE a BIG thing
Frank Tobe
05 Oct 2013
UPDATED: October 6, 2013
Small and medium shops and factories (SMEs) are an untapped marketplace for robotics but direly in need of automation to remain competitive in this global economy. Two ne...
ROS Industrial celebrates one-year anniversary
Frank Tobe
13 May 2013
ROS-I is developing and promoting a manufacturer-independent open-source library of drivers and the transfer of established components from research to industry - not just h/w interfaces and MS, IOS a...
So long, and thanks for all the bots!
Markus Waibel
12 Feb 2013
So, depending on who you ask, Willow Garage is shutting down, pursuing commercial interests, or changing direction. But things are not as dire as some may think: ROS is fine (the OSRF will support it)...
Willow Garage changes direction
Frank Tobe
12 Feb 2013
For many years now Willow Garage has invested in open source and open platform robotics. Their goal has been a reflection of the vision of it's founder (and chief funder) to advance the state of robot...
Filling a need… or feeding a diversion
Frank Tobe
02 Jan 2013
Today's robotics industry could use some strategic guidance,
particularly in the area of healthcare.
It is clear to me that the next big markets for robotics are:
SMEs (robot...
Robotics year in review: Top 10 stories of 2012
David Pietrocola
26 Dec 2012
The past year was a watershed moment for robotics. From defense to exploration, startups to legislation, we saw products, laws, and investments that have shifted robotics out of the lab and into our l...
SwRI and ROS-Industrial making progress on 5th anniversary of ROS
Frank Tobe
04 Dec 2012
... In 2011, Motoman USA partnered with SwRI (Southwest Research Institute) to enable ROS software to be available to Motoman users. “The next step for industrial robotics is to be more sensor a...
SwRI sets low-cost ROS-I consortium membership entry fees
John Payne
02 Nov 2012
Shaun Edwards, a senior research engineer in SwRI's Automation and Data Systems Division, having recognized a need for standardized software that could easily be ported from one industrial robot to an...
Rapid robot prototyping with ROS
David Pietrocola
19 Oct 2012
Open-source software is making it easier to reuse algorithms and allow engineers and researchers to focus on their problems of interest instead of reinventing the wheel for each project. Not an expert...
Clearpath Robotics offers $100,000 to robotics research | Willow Garage
Andra Keay
06 Oct 2012
The PartnerBot Grant Program is a one-year commitment during which a prestigious research team will use the Clearpath Robotics Husky A200 to pursue its research goal, publish for public review, and ad...
Companies transitioning from industrial to service robots
Frank Tobe
07 Jun 2012
Robot manufacturers are beginning to shift their
attention from industrial to service robots.
The robotics industry is on the cusp of a major transformation. Today’s factory robots are solit...
Companies transitioning from industrial to service robots
Frank Tobe
07 Jun 2012
A version of this post originally appeared on Singularity Hub, June 6, 2012.By Frank Tobe, Editor and PublisherThe Robot ReportRobot manufacturers are beginning to shift theirattention from industrial...
ROSCon 2012: Keynote cont. (part 2 of 2)
John Payne
24 May 2012
http://youtu.be/3wnab6AjAwc
This is the continuation/conclusion of Morgan Quigley's keynote address at ROSCon 2012. Part 2 of 2.
(Duration 42:05)...
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....
TurtleBot 2 at ROSCon
John Payne
21 May 2012
http://youtu.be/P27Vj7E2FoU
This video introduces TurtleBot 2, which was shown this past weekend at ROSCon 2012. TurtleBot 2, built around an iClebo Kobuki from Korean firm Yujin Robot, improves upon...
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 ...
iRobot and Willow Garage debate closed vs. open source robotics at cocktail party
Frank Tobe
22 Mar 2012
What's the best approach to building commercially successful robotics companies? Here are two arguments from two prominent people in the robotics industry:
Identify a need that can be filled with...
iRobot and Willow Garage debate closed vs. open source robotics at cocktail party
Frank Tobe
22 Mar 2012
A version of this post originally appeared on Automaton, IEEE Spectrum's robotics blog.By Frank Tobe, editor/publisher, The Robot ReportWhat's the best approach to building commercially successful rob...
The pursuit of collaboration
John Payne
05 May 2010
Two heads are generally better than one, and while that truism doesn't necessarily scale very well, it can and often does in the open source software movement.
Willow Garage is out to make it...
