Rhys Davies

47 posts

Product Manager

Rhys is a product manager on the IoT and devices side of Canonical. His responsibilities include Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Robotics, Snapcraft, Multipass, LXD, and any and all maker or Raspberry Pi initiatives.

Rhys Davies
5 November 2019

ROSCon 2019 – Canonical

Article Robotics

What an exhausting, yet intriguing few days. Huge thanks to Open Robotics et. al. for hosting and setting it up. The fantastic community came in full force with far more people than last year, more people than ROSCon JP and more people than I would have ever guessed. Which is to say, there were more

Rhys Davies
5 November 2019

Rhys Davies
1 November 2019

The State of Robotics – October 2019

Article Internet of Things

October came, and October went. Happy November everybody. This month, since last month was quite Ubuntu robotics heavy, the focus is more on you. For you. Community news. But before we get to that, there are several updates from October to cover just in case you missed them. First, this month Canonical, the company that

Rhys Davies
1 November 2019

Rhys Davies
24 October 2019

Canonical at ROSCon Macau 2019

Article Internet of Things

Hey everyone, listen up, ROSCon 2019 is days away, and the Ubuntu team is going to be there. If you’re coming to Macau be sure to come and say hi at booth 22. Mention reading this blog and get a free high five? It’s going to be an event to remember. If you were at

Rhys Davies
24 October 2019

Rhys Davies
8 October 2019

The State of Robotics – September 2019

Article Internet of Things

The Ubuntu robotics team presents, The State of Robotics. A monthly blog series that will round up exciting news in robotics, discuss projects using ROS, and showcase developments made by the Ubuntu robotics team and community. Every day, people make contributions to the world of robotics. And every day, work goes...

Rhys Davies
8 October 2019

Rhys Davies
3 October 2019

ROSCon Japan 2019!

Article Robotics

ROSCon Japan 2019 was a resounding success. We took in the keynote speech from Ryan Gariepy, Co-founder and CTO of Clearpath Robotics. We demoed the first iteration of a Robotics arm from Niryo. Our own Ted Kern gave a lightning talk on type-checked Python in ROS 2, and we spoke to lots of individuals in

Rhys Davies
3 October 2019