Networking is at the heart of any modern robotic system. Whether you’re a hobbyist building a single robot or a professional managing a fleet of autonomous machines, reliable network communication is critical. Yet, when it comes to ROS 2, networking challenges can... read more
Humans of Clearpath: Spring 2022 Co-ops Another term has come to an end. Which means we have to say good bye to a group of talented students as they head back to school. We asked a few of our students to share their experiences, what they worked on and what advice... read more
With over a year since our 2020 PartnerBot grant program, we’ve been itching to catch up with our winners and their exciting research. We can’t wait to tell you about another adventure that brings us to a rarely traveled region of the world: Antarctica. The... read more
It has been an exciting month for the ROS community. We were thrilled to announce that ROS 2 is available on Husky UGV. We now have even more to share with the wider community, as we are pleased to announce that ROS Noetic is available on Husky UGV, Jackal UGV, Dingo,... read more
We are happy to announce that ROS 2 is now available on Husky UGV – and Jackal UGV isn’t far behind! ROS 2 aims to improve on ROS 1 in novel and exciting ways in order to better meet the needs of the ROS community. These novel use cases can range from multi-robot... read more
In our previous stories, we’ve often mentioned a core difficulty of robotics being accurate and consistent localization. Managing one robot through processes like SLAM can be difficult enough, but throw in a fleet of robots and the difficulty increases further.... read more
We can’t believe it’s already been over a year since we announced the winners of our 2020 PartnerBot grant program. It was extremely exciting to learn about all the research teams and hear how the winners were planning to use their awarded robot platforms. We were... read more
The need for robotics in agriculture is becoming more and more evident. Not only would robotic systems be able to take over menial, repetitive, and arduous tasks, but they would also be able to boost productivity. One area in this field that focuses specifically on... read more
The mining industry plays a crucial role in the modern economy with various high-tech industries relying on precious metals. Coal, after all, is still one of the leading global energy resources. In fact, according to the Global Mining Market Report 2021, the “global... read more