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Open Robotics Debuts at Penguicon 3.0

Posted by timothy on from the plug-it-in-plug-it-in dept.

thgreatoz writes "While attending Penguicon 3.0 in Novi, MI, I came across an interesting project. Matt Switlik of Swittech aims to do for robotics what the GPL did for Open Source Software - a completely open robotics platform. Dubbed the Open Robotics Peripheral Platform, or O.R.P.P, Switlik and his partner Jason Hunt have taken a completely modular approach to robotics, with the goal of making robot development as easy as homegrowing a PC. Will we see fleets of ORPP robots plowing our streets and mowing our lawns in the future?"

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  1. Wait until some l33t h4x0r gets r00t... by csoto · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...on your robotic hedge clipper!

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