Our Husky UGV, released over 10 years ago, has been a steadfast companion in the robot and automation space, and it’s safe to say it has helped robotics researchers and developers around the world accomplish a lot over the years. With its versatile design and... read more
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
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
As we know well, the robotics industry is growing every year and producing more and more advanced solutions for a spectrum of industries. Today robots have saved lives by taking on dangerous environments; they clean radioactive areas, explore mines, and gather data... read more
Innovators, top executives and some of the world’s most recognized companies gather each year to celebrate the Edison Awards. This year, we were honored to join this acclaimed group at Navy Pier in Chicago, and were even more excited to be announced the Silver winner... read more
We’re on the road again, and this time we’re heading to Germany – land of Oktoberfest, birthplace of Heinrich Hertz, primary fanbase for ‘The Hoff’ and, more importantly, this year’s meeting place for ICRA and ROScon. We’ll start our visit at the IEEE... read more
Clearpath is always playing with new ways to control our robots. Recently, I bought a Galaxy S3, in part because of the ROS Teleop example application available on the Android Market. This app was originally put together very quickly by Willow Garage to control the... read more
This year, we launched an all-new version of our Kingfisher surface vessel. Like many ROS robots, its onboard linux PC is supplemented with a microcontroller, which handles low-level tasks like monitoring ADCs and driving motors. When prototyping the new Kingfisher we... read more
In April, the NASA-funded HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) study will begin at ~8500 feet on the Big Island of Hawaii. Chosen for their “astronaut-like” attributes – we assume “being awesome” was a key requirement – six volunteer... read more
