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The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) Is Booting Up

Sam Dean | Ostatic | May 29, 2012

Open source robotics platforms have flourished, but they've also been fragmented, with software and hardware designs produced all around the world that have little to do with each other. That's why it's so promising that the folks behind Willow Garage--a robotics project that originated at Stanford University--have announced the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF). Read More »