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Part 3: Creating a Community

Part 3: Creating a Community

Part 3 of our 5-part documentary about ROS (Robot Operating System). Willow Garage’s intern program wasn’t just crucial for developing ROS, it was also the engine for spreading it around the globe.

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg University of Tokyo, Jouhou System Kougaku University of Southern California University of California, Berkeley Stanford University Georgia Institute of Technology Bosch Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Technische Universität München MIT CSAIL University ofPennsylvania

ROS Around the World

In addition to its intern program serving as a way to evangelize ROS, Willow Garage gave away 11 of its PR2 robots to research institutions around the world.

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Inside Fetch Robotics

After Willow Garage, Melonee Wise went on to found Fetch Robotics—a warehouse automation company. Meet the robots that Fetch has developed.

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Open Sourcing the Robot Revolution

Open Robotics’ Louise Poubel discusses why open source is key to building a robot future.

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How to Start a Robot Revolution

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Open Source and the Future of Hardware

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CEO, Open Robotics

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Open Source and the Future of Hardware

Brian Gerkey
CEO, Open Robotics

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Self-driving cars are a prime example of robotics in action. See why they’re also key in furthering the field of A.I.

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