Brian Gerkey Director of Open Source Development Accelerating Personal Robotics: Willow Garage, PR2, and ROS

What is Willow Garage? A new, growing robotics research and development lab – Focused on autonomous devices – Non-military – Open Source – Dedicated to making things that will have impact – Privately funded – Space for 60+ in Menlo Park, a short walk from Palo Alto and Stanford University

Where is Willow Garage?

Why now? Convergence of trends – Toward autonomous mobile robots in natural environments (as opposed to fixed automation) – Toward privately-funded research 5

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Personal Robotics

We do things just for fun, too.

Personal Robotics

Robustness Burn in tests

Robots using ROS Non PR2 ROS hardware

Most asked question ☺ What is the business model? Be a catalyst in the growth of a new personal robotics industry Do long-term research and development, and also seize near-term opportunities as they arise Impact more important than profit (lucky us) Long-term Goal: Seed and Cultivate a Personal Robotics Industry

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