Wizards of ROS: Willow Garage and the Making of the Robot Operating System

How a small band of Silicon Valley engineers started a global robotics revolution

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Erico Guizzo is IEEE Spectrum's Digital Innovation Director.

One of the initial PR2 prototypes, built in 2008, at Willow Garage.
One of the initial PR2 prototypes, built in 2008, at Willow Garage.
Photo: Willow Garage