Comments on: Robots to Get Open Source Operating System

By: Robot Operating System Celebrates 3rd Birthday with Exponential Growth (video) | Singularity Hub

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:03:42 +0000

[...] I’ve praised ROS many times because it keeps robot engineers from having to “reinvent the wheel“. With open source code, robot researchers don’t have to build their command software from scratch. If someone else already figured out a good way to get a wheeled robot to rotate left, you don’t have to worry about it. You can focus on the next step – rotating right. Other researchers, in turn, can use your development and work on rolling backwards, etc, etc. Open source software development for robotics is rarely so back and forth – teams tend to develop larger chunks of code before sharing – but you get the idea. Distribution releases for ROS (Box Turtle in March and C Turtle in August) have helped spread the most useful code packages to developers all around the world. In the anniversary video for ROS below you get a sense of how diverse and powerful its programs have proven to be. Robots of every caliber, shape, and purpose have found parts of ROS they can use, improve, and share. [...]

By: Willow Garage Ushers in Revolution With Open Source Robots (video) | Singularity Hub

Thu, 27 May 2010 17:01:29 +0000

[...] force behind the vast libraries of advanced algorithms that make up the Robot Operating System (ROS). Together these systems form an almost perfect incubator for innovation. Willow Garage’s [...]

By: Up Close and Personal With Willow Garage’s PR2 Robot (Video) | Singularity Hub

Thu, 27 May 2010 14:19:51 +0000

[...] source, the PR2’s specs are free for anyone to peruse, use, and improve. The same is true for ROS, the library of software tools that power the PR2. One of the great things we saw at Willow [...]

By: Breaking News: Willow Garage Announces 11 Winners for its Robot Give Away | Singularity Hub

Tue, 04 May 2010 16:07:24 +0000

[...] of it will be shared via open source licenses, that code will be available to robots everywhere via ROS. Millions of dollars invested, but untold riches in new open source robotic software ready to be [...]

By: Willow Garage Lets You Control Your Robot From a Web Browser (video)

Willow Garage Lets You Control Your Robot From a Web Browser (video) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:54:18 +0000

[...] open source robotics, so it’s no surprise that they introduce some of the coolest updates for ROS (Robot Operating System). The Silicon Valley based robotics firm recently announced that it’s developing a web browser [...]

By: Willow Garage Let’s You Control Your Robot From a Web Browser (video)

Willow Garage Let’s You Control Your Robot From a Web Browser (video) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:51:50 +0000

[...] open source robotics, so it’s no surprise that they introduce some of the coolest updates for ROS (Robot Operating System). The silicon valley based robotics firm recently announced that it’s developing a web browser [...]

By: Pimp Your Artificial Limb with the Open Prosthetics Project | Singularity Hub

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:26:52 +0000

[...] robotics lead by Willow Garage and their work with amazing research robots and operating software (ROS). Similar developments in synthetic biology are led by MIT’s Registry of Standard Biological [...]

By: Willow Garage Let’s You Control Your Robot From a Web Browser (video) | Singularity Hub

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:31:38 +0000

By: Willow Garage Creates Awesome Open Source Telepresence Robots (video) | Singularity Hub

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:48:46 +0000

[...] platform that plugs itself in to recharge (PR2), they are also one of the driving forces behind an open source Robot Operating System (ROS). Now, Willow Garage has unveiled another ambitious project: telepresence robots. They recently [...]

By: Willow Garage Gives Away 10 Free World Class Robots to Jumpstart Open Source Revolution | Singularity Hub

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:14:30 +0000

[...] received a huge boost in momentum last Friday. Willow Garage, one of the driving forces behind the Robot Operating System, announced that it would be giving away ten of its new and extraordinary PR2 Beta Robots. The PR2 [...]

By: Intel Robot Senses Wall Outlet, Plugs Itself In | Singularity Hub

Intel Robot Senses Wall Outlet, Plugs Itself In | Singularity Hub — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:12:16 +0000

[...] for an outlet. This collection of diverse equipment works well together because the robot runs the ROS operating system from Willow Garage. Marvin is a great example of how an open source code like ROS can greatly accelerate the speed of [...]

By: OpenWetWare - The Wikipedia of Biology | Singularity Hub

OpenWetWare - The Wikipedia of Biology | Singularity Hub — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:31:47 +0000

[...] over time. It’s inspiring and I would like to see parallel websites develop in other fields. Robotics and computer science already have several. Currently, different research teams use OWW differently, [...]

By: Gentler Robot Hands Pick Up Objects With Care (Video) | Singularity Hub

Gentler Robot Hands Pick Up Objects With Care (Video) | Singularity Hub — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:00:30 +0000

[...] soft and hard polymers. Early in September, the SDM hand was licensed by Barrett Technologies, we discussed their WAM robot earlier, and could see sales as early as 2011. Developer Prof. Aaron Dollar is also working with Honda [...]

By: Finland Guarantees Right to Broadband Internet Access | Singularity Hub

Finland Guarantees Right to Broadband Internet Access | Singularity Hub — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:50:21 +0000

[...] by the free and rapid exchange of information on the internet. Broadband connections allow robotic engineers to collaborate, they allow DIY biologists to form a community, and they may serve as the breeding ground for AIs. [...]

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Links 28/08/2009: Slackware 13.0 Released | Boycott Novell — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:50:12 +0000

[...] Robots to Get Open Source Operating System Right now, ROS exists mainly as packages of software code on sourceforge. [...]