At Clearpath, We Learn Something New Every Day!

At Clearpath Robotics, we learn something new every day, even if it’s old! We’re a high-tech company, with high-tech gadgets, and high-tech robots. That being said, as technology continues to advance, it can be easy to lose appreciation for the level of complexity in... read more

Robotic Butler Becomes Reality: Meet HERB

Post via CitizenTekk, June 2013 We all know of Rosey the Robot Maid from the Jetsons; the outspoken robotic housekeeper with the frilly apron who rolls around on caster wheels. The notion of robotic butlers or maids is not revolutionary, but the fact that they are... read more

Robots Galore at Waterloo Mini Maker Faire

We’re unleashing the robots this weekend at (arguably) the ‘Greatest Show and Tell on Earth’! The Maker Faire is coming to Kitchener-Waterloo (Canada’s silicon-valley) on Saturday June 15th from 10am-10pm to showcase invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and... read more

AERO in Action at NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge

The Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is hosting NASA’s Sample Return Robot Challenge June 4-9 for the second year in a row.  The challenge is part of NASA’s Centennial Challenge series where participants design a robot that, in a set amount of time, can navigate... read more

Motion Tracking for Robotics Research

Tracking ground vehicles indoors can be tricky business. Unlike a tiny quadrotor that is easily thwarted by a net, a runaway Husky can go through such barriers with ease. That’s why reliable indoor positioning is important for us at Clearpath Robotics. Why OptiTrack?... read more

What will you Discover at OCE Discovery?

We’ve waited another year, and now it’s finally here! Discovery will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre May 27 & 28 and we can’t wait to attend! This tradeshow is organized by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), who’s mandate is to drive economic... read more

Danke Germany! An ICRA & ROScon Success

The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) wrapped up in Karlsruhe, Germany. The conference theme this year was “Anthropomatics- Technologies for Humans” and focused on the ways in which Robotics and Automation can improve the quality of human... read more

A Fiction Novelist’s Impact on Robotics: Isaac Asimov

We’re certain Isaac Asimov had no idea the impact his fictional short stories and novels would have on the robotics world. Asimov was born in the early 1920’s and immigrated to America from Russia at a young age. He grew up to become a professor of biochemistry at the... read more