Why a Robot Can’t Yet Outjump a Flea
When it comes to things that are ultrafast and lightweight, robots can't hold a candle to the fastest-jumping insects and other small-but-powerful creatures.
Tag Results for robotics software (102)
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Helping Robots Express Themselves When They Fail
Researchers are designing robots that are capable of expressing what they aren't capable of doing
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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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The Origin Story of ROS, the Linux of Robotics
Created by a small team at Willow Garage in Silicon Valley, ROS went on to become the world's most influential robotics software platform
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How a One-Man Team From California Won NASA's Space Robotics Challenge
By mastering a Mars robot simulator, an engineer and stay-at-home dad took home the $125,000 top prize
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New Report Highlights Dangers of Hacked Factory Robots
Cybersecurity firm describes how malevolent hackers might compromise various kinds of industrial robots
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Hands-on With TurtleBot 3, a Powerful Little Robot for Learning ROS
We take an in-depth look at the new TurtleBot 3 Burger and Waffle from Robotis
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Rethink’s Robots Get Massive Software Upgrade, Rodney Brooks “So Excited”
Rodney Brooks’s startup Rethink Robotics is releasing software to make its robot Sawyer more versatile and easier to program
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Motion-Planning Chip Speeds Robots
A programmable chip turns a robot’s long pauses into quick action
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Upgrading My TurtleBot: Intel Joule, Raspberry Pi, or Something in Between?
My TurtleBot doesn't do anything useful at all, but it deserves an upgrade