Blog posts tagged
"robotics"

160 posts


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
11 December 2021

The State of Robotics – November 2021

Article Robotics

Learning how to fly. Again. Because certain technologies and processes can always be optimized. Take laptops, for instance (I always wanted to become a laptop designer!). From foldable screens to computers that incorporate e-readers, we are always pushing for new designs that address ergonomic requirements but also...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
11 December 2021


Canonical
30 November 2021

CyberDog: a four legged robot revolution with Ubuntu

Article Ubuntu

Late this year, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi unveiled CyberDog: a quadrupedal, experimental, open-source robot that the firm claims will improve the robot development environment and promote the development of the robot industry. Today, Canonical dives into the specifications of this four legged robot and discover how...

Canonical
30 November 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
12 November 2021

The‌ ‌State‌ ‌of‌ ‌Robotics‌ ‌-‌ ‌October‌ ‌2021‌ ‌

Article Robotics

October went fast, full of news and packed with interesting robotics applications. This month certainly doesn’t need an intro, so we will let the news take all your attention.    ROS CVE alert- ensuring security for robotics Early in October 2021, Open Robotics registered a CVE security vulnerability that affects ROS...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
12 November 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
28 October 2021

Taking Ubuntu for a spin (literally)

Article Robotics

Want to learn what we do for the automotive industry? Learn more about how Ubuntu is powering it. The designers of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway never could have predicted that unmanned autonomous vehicles would someday race on their track – much less robots that can see the checkered flag while their ‘drivers’ kiss...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
28 October 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
16 October 2021

The State of Robotics – September 2021

Article Robotics

September news is charged with analysis and comment of what has been a month with important announcements for open source robotics. It has been a month to understand that, in a nascent and fragmented market, the actors have a deeper impact upon all the stakeholders. A flop won’t be just a flop, it could be

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
16 October 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
14 October 2021

Driving innovation in autonomous mobile robots – University of Hawaii hits Indy 500

Article Robotics

On October 23, the historic Indy 500 will experience a new type of race. Not just a race for all the fans and lovers of racecars, but a race that is now changing the future of driving. Autonomous mobile robots will be racing to see not only who is the fastest, but also the most

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
14 October 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
15 September 2021

The State of Robotics – August 2021

Article Robotics

Robotics is everywhere. Researchers and companies are all working on groundbreaking developments, either improving robotics to be state of the art or pursuing innovative applications. That is the main aim of this monthly blog; to show you what we are capable of doing today and to inspire you to think about the bigger...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
15 September 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
22 August 2021

The State of Robotics – July 2021

Article Robotics

From autonomous mobile robots to robot butlers. It is impressive to see how much progress has been made in the last decade.  Thanks to our open source robotics community we keep learning, and this newsletter is filled with events, R&D updates, new products and tutorials for you. Thanks July!  Open source robotics events – ROS

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
22 August 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
17 August 2021

Autonomous mobile robots (AMR) – a beginner’s guide to adoption

Article Robotics

Note: This blog follows the autonomous mobile robots structure defined by “Why you’re looking at AGV / AMR technology all wrong” written by Limor Schweitzer. The process of automation with autonomous mobile robots (AMR) is challenging. Is not only about the budget for companies looking to automate. It also requires a...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
17 August 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
13 August 2021

Open Source Robotics Challenges – Planning for Security

Article Robotics

Open Source Robotics Challenges is a series of blogs that will share guidelines and advice for open source companies to overcome market barriers.  We will touch on topics regularly raised by companies in our open source community such as security awareness, prototyping strategies, safety architecture, adoption and more....

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
13 August 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
23 July 2021

The State of Robotics – June 2021

Article Robotics

June was packed with interesting news. So this monthly blog won’t disappoint our readers. If you haven’t seen it already, we are running a content survey. It will take you 7 minutes to complete and it will help us create the content that you want to read. So if you haven’t done it yet, here

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
23 July 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
14 June 2021

The State of Robotics – May 2021

Article Robotics

May was another fantastic month for robotics developments. In a continuously growing field, where the opportunities are many and the challenges require innovative solutions, researchers keep leading the way. Here at Canonical, we understand the value of open knowledge and collaboration. So this monthly blog brings some...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
14 June 2021


Jeremie Deray
10 June 2021

Publishing sonar readings with micro-ROS on the Raspberry Pi Pico

Article Robotics

In this post, we will see how to wire up an HC-SR04 range sensor to the Raspberry Pi Pico and publish its readings to the ROS 2 graph using micro-ROS. This builds upon the previous post ‘Getting started with micro-ROS on the Raspberry Pi Pico’. As such, I’d encourage you to read it first if

Jeremie Deray
10 June 2021


Gabriel Aguiar Noury
3 June 2021

ROS Kinetic migration and its challenges – A community perspective.

Article Robotics

ROS Kinetic has come to EOL. We have discussed the impact of EOL in the past, but with its final sync out on May 12th, ROS Kinetic is no longer supported. Together with Ubuntu Xenial, both distributions will no longer receive security updates or bug fixes.  ROS second LTS release became the largest rosdistro with

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
3 June 2021