One of the main points of discussion in robotics research and development today is how robots can share space with humans to perform important tasks. In order to collaborate with humans, robots need to be able to carefully navigate and interact with objects and people... read more
We’re excited to announce that the one and only PR2 will be joining our botastic family here at Clearpath – what an honor! Willow Garage revolutionized mobile manipulation along with the Robot Operating System (ROS), when they released PR2 back in 2010. Now, as the... read more
Here at Clearpath, we do things a little differently than what most companies might. Though open concept offices and flexible hours are getting to be standard these days, we go one step further – team members working from home can appear virtually in the office,... read more
Fall term is in the rear-view mirror and we’re moving full steam ahead into the New Year! So, what does this mean? It means we’re looking for new coop students to join our team! Here at Clearpath, our coop students make an impact. When they finish the term, we’re as... read more
Sci-fi? Not anymore! Walking into what looked like a parallel robot world, we knew this wasn’t going to be just another weekend. We’re on the cusp of a robotic revelation and after this weekend’s display of demos, expos and task performance, it’s more evident than... read more
The tents are up, the bots are out, and the DARPA Robotics Challenge is officially under way! Blood, sweat and tears went into these bots as teams were provided less than a year to prepare for this epic two day competition. The weekend has rounded up the best of the... read more
It’s been another successful quarter of building and shipping robots here at Clearpath, and what better way to celebrate than to hold a holiday hack day! Battery upgrades, wireless charging, brushless motor drivers, and a stereo cam with a synched pan-tilt-roll unit... read more
(Cont’d) Track A teams that will be competing at the DRC Trials Dec 20-21, 2013 have received some funding to get them to this phase. We’ve covered Hubo, RoboSimian, and HRP-2, now meet the remaining three teams in this division: Carnegie Mellon University... read more
The DARPA Robotics Challenge is coming up fast and we’ll be there to give you the scoop! Track A Teams had a 15 month timeline (Oct 2012 Kickoff to Dec 2013 DRC Trials) to design and build their bots. Each team has taken different approaches to grind through the... read more
