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Tag Archives: Willow Garage
Robot: I Now Have Common Sense. Engineer: Great, Go Fetch Me a Sandwich!
Willow Garage’s gifted PR2 robot just got even smarter. Developers from the University of Tokyo and the Technical University of [...]
Posted in AI, Robots, Video Central
Tagged ai, android, PR2, robot, robotics, Robots, Technical University of Munchen, university of tokyo, Willow Garage
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One Armed Robot From Willow Garage Set to Expand Open Source Robotics
Willow Garage is running a half off sale on their PR2 robot. Take half off the price and half off [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged open source robotics, PR2, PR2 SE, robot sale, ROS, Willow Garage
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Quadriplegic Regains Control, Independence With Robot Helper (video)
For ten years, Henry Evans couldn’t even scratch his nose. Now he has a $400,000 robot do it for him. [...]
Posted in Longevity And Health, Robots, Video Central
Tagged Georgia Tech, Henry Evans, PR2, Robots for Humanity, Willow Garage
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A Night Out with the Willow Garage Robots – New Info From the Press Dinner
When a robot asks you out on a date, say yes. Wednesday night, Willow Garage hosted a small press dinner [...]
Posted in Computer Interfaces, Robots, Singularity
Tagged humanoid, PR2, robot, Willow Garage
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Watch Willow Garage’s PR2 Robot Solve a Rubik’s Cube With Autonomous Glee (video)
“Welcome to your new home, now please solve this Rubik’s Cube.” – when you’re a robot, people greet you in [...]
Posted in Robots, Video Central
Tagged Chris Burbridge, Cognitive Robotics Group, Lorenzo Riano, PR2, University of Ulster, Willow Garage
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Willow Garage Is Selling An Amateur Level Robot! Say Hi To TurtleBot (video)
For those that have been drooling over Willow Garage’s PR2, the Silicon Valley robotics company has a way to curb [...]
Posted in Robots, Video Central
Tagged iRobot Create, Kinect, personal robot, ROS, TurtleBot, Willow Garage
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Willow Garage’s PR2 Robot Operates Autonomously for 139 km!
What do you do when your robotic child is all grown up? I guess you make it run a marathon. [...]
Willow Garage Announces First Sales of PR2 Robot, Plus a Great Video
More institutions are buying into Willow Garage‘s vision for accelerating the field of robotics. The Silicon Valley startup announced that [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged George Washington University, LAAS-CNRS, PR2, PR2 Sales, Samsung, University of Washington, Willow Garage
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Willow Garage Teaches Robot Not To Crush Puny Humans (Video)
If Sam Waterson taught me anything it’s that I need to fear the powerful grip of robots. Because robots are [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged haptics, Joe Romano, PR2, ROS, tactile feedback, UPENN, Willow Garage
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Willow Garage’s PR2 Robots are Officially On Sale for $400k With Possible Discounts
How much would you pay for a robot that can plug itself in, beat you in a game of pool, [...]
Student Teaches Lessons to Willow Garage Robots (video)
I’m not sure what you’re favorite summer job was during high school but I bet it wasn’t nearly as cool [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged auto-calibration, intern, ledge detection, PR2, student, summer, Texai, Willow Garage, ze'ev klapow
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11 Videos of Willow Garage’s PR2 Robots Goofing Off
When confronted with a new social scene, even robots need ice breakers. Willow Garage recently gave away 11 of its [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged 4th milestone, PR2 Beta Program, PR2 give away, Scott Hassan, Willow Garage
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Willow Garage’s Big Announcement: PR2 Robots Will Go On Sale Next Month
Someone please lend me a few hundred thousand dollars, I have something I need to buy. Willow Garage just announced [...]
Willow Garage Robot Fetches Beer, Engineers Rejoice (Video)
Not convinced that robots are the wave of the future? Maybe an ice cold lager will change your mind. Willow [...]
Willow Garage’s PR2 Robot Plays Janitor By Cleaning Up With a Cart (video)
In its latest step towards becoming a real boy, Willow Garage‘s PR2 has learned another human skill: cleaning up after [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged hackathon, household robot, housekeeping robot, humanoid robot, PR2, robot maid, Rosie the robot, Willow Garage
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Willow Garage Is Building A Platform To Propel All Of Robotics (video)
Willow Garage is making a play to become the definitive platform for robotics research. They have a powerful tag team [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged PR2 Beta Program launch party, PR2 Robot, robotic platform, ROS, Willow Garage
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Willow Garage’s PR2 Robots Dance on the Way to Their New Homes (video)
What does any good teenager do upon leaving home for the first time? Dance and party. Well, robots are no [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged PR2, PR2 Beta Program, PR2 Beta Program launch party, robot dance, Willow Garage
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Up Close and Personal With Willow Garage’s PR2 Robot (Video)
The PR2 robot is an amazing piece of hardware. Willow Garage set out to create a world class research platform [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged Eric Berger, hardware, Keenan Wyrobek, PR2, PR2 Beta Program launch party, Willow Garage
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Five Reasons Willow Garage is Going to Succeed
We just watched Willow Garage launch the beginning of their PR2 Beta Program, sending 11 advanced robots to live with [...]
Tony Robbins, Sergey Brin Become Robots – The Telepresence Revolution
This past weekend while attending an Xprize fundraiser in San Francisco I saw self-help guru Tony Robbins and Google co-founder Sergey [...]