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Oct 21, 2013 “Willow Garage Spin-Off Introduces the One-Armed UBR-1 Robot “
11 years
Willow Garage has spun off a new company, Unbounded Robotics and today they released their first robot, the one-armed UBR-1. The robot has been built to aid both academic researchers and make business automation more affordable.
Aug 21, 2013 “Majority of Willow Garage Employees Move to Suitable Technologies”
11 years
Suitable Technologies, the Willow Garage spinout that created the Beam remote presence system, announced today that it has “retained a majority of employees from Willow Garage.” A press release sent out this morning and also posted on Willow Garage’s blog says Suitable will “use the combined resources to further product development, sales, and customer support.”
April 20, 2013 “Willow Garage Spinoff IPI Is Building Robots That Can See, Think, and Act”
12 years
We often hear of robots forcing humans to learn new skills, but Willow Garage spinoff, Industrial Perception, Inc., (IPI) aims to do just the opposite. IPI is in the business of training robots for the real world. Step one: Give them eyes. Step two: Teach them to understand what they’re seeing. Step three: Do something about it.
February 11, 2013 “Willow Garage Changes Direction”
12 years
Willow Garage announced today that they are changing direction and deciding to focus on additional commercial opportunities that can become self-supporting.
November 17, 2012 “Teaching Robots By Demonstration Shown To Be Effective, For Users And Robots”
12 years
Robots only do what we program them to do and therein lies a huge obstacle to the dream of practical robot helpers in the home and workplace. Now, the field of user experience is increasingly being used to teach robots and AI to perform tasks with a hands-on teaching method. New research shown at Willow Garage points to the success of this methodology in making robots easier to use and more effective.
August 31, 2012 “Willow Garage Researcher Wins Prestigious Award”
12 years
Willow Garage’s Dr. Leila Takayama been named to MIT Technology Review’s TR35 Listing of the World’s Top Young Innovators for 2012. The TR35 recognizes the world’s top innovators under the age of 35, spanning energy, medicine, computing, communications, nanotechnology, and other emerging fields. Proving that innovation and creativity go hand in hand, this award follows up Dr. Takayama’s earlier recognition by Fast Company magazine as one of The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012.
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July 20, 2012 – “Motion Planning Improvements Made For ROS”
12 years
While working as research engineer at Willow Garage, Ken Anderson improved upon motion planning by developing a more fluid and more efficient way for robots to move using the ROS operating system. The developments represent an improvement for arm navigation applications for robot arms and other robotic components.
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