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Brian Gerkey from Open Robotics discusses the development of ROS

The Robot Report Podcast · 1 Jul 2022 · 1h 05m

What this episode covers

Brian Gerkey, CEO and co-founder of Open Robotics, discusses the 13-year evolution of the Robot Operating System (ROS) from its origins at Willow Garage to its current status as an industry standard. He details the architectural shift from ROS 1 to ROS 2, emphasizing the addition of security, real-time capabilities, and certification readiness for mission-critical applications in automotive and aerospace sectors. Gerkey also explains Open Robotics' business model of funding open-source development through customer R&D contracts and highlights new initiatives like FogROS for cloud offloading and Open RMF for multi-vendor robot interoperability.

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Open Robotics, Willow Garage, Apex AI, Tyrion, Mission Robotics, NVIDIA, Mass Robotics, NASA
Products
ROS, PR2, ROS 2, Humble Hawksbill, PX4, ROS Industrial, FogROS, MicroROS, Jetson, Open RMF, Gazebo, Astro Bots

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