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From: JB
Date: Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Subject: [svlug] Blog post on Linux-Based Personal Robotics talk
To: svlug@lists.svlug.org
This month's talk on "Linux-Based Personal Robotics" was awesome.
I did a detailed blog post about it, with links and related photos:
http://www.jebriggs.com/blog/
Note that the BiliBot is less expensive than the TurtleBot, and comes
with a gripper arm and more memory, though a smaller community.
Thanks, James.
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From: Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:12 PM
Subject: [svlug-announce] SVLUG Dec. 7th meeting: Linux-Based Personal Robotics
To: svlug-announce@lists.svlug.org
WHEN:
Wednesday, Dec. 7th, 2011
7pm-9pm
MAIN PRESENTATION
TOPIC: Linux-Based Personal Robotics
PRESENTED BY:
Tully Foote
Systems Engineer, Willow Garage
TOPIC SUMMARY:
ROS (Robot Operating System, http://www.ros.org/) provides libraries
and tools to help software developers create robot applications. It
provides hardware abstraction, device drivers, libraries, visualizers,
message-passing, package management, and more.
In building ROS, we use Linux both as a platform and as a model for
development. As a platform, Linux provides a great development
environment and tools, in addition to well-packaged libraries that are
tested and integrated. As a model for development, the open-source
community built up around Linux is one of the most productive ways to
develop.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
As a Systems Engineer at Willow Garage (http://www.willowgarage.com/),
Tully Foote is a core developer of the ROS ecosystem. He works on
core tools and libraries. Recently, he has been focusing on extending
the support of ROS and the infrastructure to more platforms and
architectures. Previous to working at Willow Garage, he worked on
autonomous cars in all three of the DARPA Grand Challenges, first
at CalTech and then at UPenn for the Urban Challenge.
LOCATION:
Symantec
VCAFE Facility
350 Ellis Street (near E. Middlefield Road)
Mountain View, CA 94043
Directions on how to get there are listed at:
http://www.svlug.org/directions/veritas.php
We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate.
If you have any improvements to make, please let SVLUG's volunteers know!
webmaster at svlug.org
POST-MEETING GATHERING:
If you just can't get enough, a smaller group usually goes to a local
restaurant/diner after the meeting: Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi, Too,
939 West El Camino Real between Shoreline and Castro, Mountain View.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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