PR2

Willow Garage Transfers Support & Services Responsibilities to Clearpath Robotics
Jan 16, 2014
Ever since, um, stuff happened at Willow Garage about a year ago, there's been some question as to the fate of the 40 or so PR2s out there and those still in stock (yes, they're still for sale). It's not difficult to imagine that existing ...

Tags: PR2, Clearpath Robotics, PR2 support, Willow Garage
Google Has Recently Been in The News for Its Buying Spree of Robotics Companies
Jan 6, 2014
HRP-2 robots learn kitchen chores at the University of Tokyo's JSK Lab. Google has recently been in the news for its buying spree of robotics companies. Many people are excited about this and believe that this will greatly ...

Tags: robot, robotics technology, household chores
DARPA Responded by Launching Its Biggest and Most Ambitious Robot R&D Program Yet
Jan 3, 2014
"Where are the robots?" That was what many people were asking when events at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant spiraled out of control in March 2011. With deadly levels of radiation collecting inside the damaged reactors, attempting to ...

Tags: robots, U.S.Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency