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  • February 11th, 2013

    UPDATED: Robotics Lab Willow Garage, Maker Of PR2, Not Shutting Down, But ‘Changes Are Afoot’

    Willow Garage PR2

    UPDATED: According to Willow Garage’s blog, the company will not shut down, but change its funding model:

    Willow Garage has decided to enter the world of commercial opportunities with an eye to becoming a self-sustaining company. This is an important change to our funding model.

    The success of the PR2 personal robot and of ROS will continue. There are close to 50 PR2 robots in the world and… → Read More

    September 13th, 2010

    $400,000 Garage Robot Is Now Available For Purchase

    In the market for a serious robot? We know just the thing. The Willow Garage PR2 robot has been in development for over a year now, and it’s finally available for purchase. Be aware, it’s not cheap – you’re going to be looking at $400,000 to purchase one. → Read More

    March 16th, 2008

    Open source robots in homes by, like, next week

    Willow Garage makes “open source” robots and is hoping their work, in conjunction with some Cali universities, will soon appear in homes around the world. Their robots, called the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Robot Project (STAIR), have a standard operating system and all of the mechanics and software is open source, meaning you can modify your STAIR robot as you see fit. Now that… → Read More