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Open Source Robot for Household Tasks

Posted by Soulskill on from the make-them-do-the-dishes-when-they-beat-you-at-chess dept.

bednarz brings us a NetworkWorld story about the development of a robot through an open source project. The objective of the project is to "take robotics from research into homes." Quoting: "One of its immediate goals is to build 10 robots and make them available to university researchers as a common platform that can be tinkered with and improved. Willow Garage will also supply 'an open-source code base integrated from the best open-source robotics software available,' President and CEO Steve Cousins said. In Cousins' video presentation, the first version of the robot could be seen vacuuming, picking up toys off the floor of a living room, taking dishes out of a dishwasher, and most importantly of all, using a bottle opener to crack open a cold, refreshing brew."

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  1. fist post? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fisrst poost

  2. Great that it's open source by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Because when it starts licking your Frosty Poophole, you can open up the source code, do a few tweaks, and now it will treat your prostate like a popsicle. Meonch meonch!!

  3. Robots to play with? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wtf is wrong with Lego Mindstorms?

  4. Unfortunately for them... by zude · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... Sarah Conner will be swinging by later.

  5. i wish this story was posted one week ago.. by zaunuz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ..since it's just a little less than a week since my harddrive completly died. On it i had schematics as well as software for a vacuuming robot :(

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