Robotics archives
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The State of Robotics – December 2021
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 13 January 2022
I will be honest, I thought that December was going to be a slow month for the robotics news. With all the holidays, I was not expecting a month with exciting...
Robotics and Ubuntu rewind 2021
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 17 December 2021
A year packed with news and events. A year where great competitions came to an end. A year that made us dream with new robots. 2021 inspired us to reach new...
Security vulnerabilities on the Data Distribution Service (DDS)
By Florencia Cabral Berenfus, 15 December 2021
Learn more about DDS, and how to stay protected while using it If you are currently running the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2), this piece is especially...
The State of Robotics – November 2021
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 11 December 2021
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...
The State of Robotics - October 2021
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 12 November 2021
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...
Taking Ubuntu for a spin (literally)
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 28 October 2021
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...
The State of Robotics – September 2021
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 16 October 2021
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...
Driving innovation in autonomous mobile robots – University of Hawaii hits Indy 500
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 14 October 2021
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...
ROS CVE alert; ensuring security for robotics
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 5 October 2021
Security for robotics is a priority for ROS developers and crucial for the success of robotics. Open Robotics has registered a CVE that affects ROS Kinetic,...
The State of Robotics – August 2021
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 15 September 2021
Robotics is everywhere. Researchers and companies are all working on groundbreaking developments, either improving robotics to be state of the art or pursuing...
The State of Robotics – July 2021
By Gabriel Aguiar Noury, 22 August 2021
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...