News and Events
In the News
- June 26, 2008
Brian P. Gerkey Joins Willow Garage as Research Scientist - May 15, 2008
Kurt Konolige Joins Willow Garage Management Team - March 17, 2008
VentureDeal: Robotics Incubator Willow Garage Ramps Up - March 15, 2008
VentureBeat: Robotics start-up Willow Garage believes open source OS will soon put robots in our homes - March 10, 2008
OpenLogic: Why start a company with an open source product? - March 7, 2008
IEEE Spectrum Online: California Startup Introduces Open-Source Robot - March 6, 2008
LinuxWorld: Start-up Willow Garage aims to make robotics useful to everyday life - March 5, 2008
DIY Robotics: The Rise of Open Source Hardware
- December 20, 2007
Willow Garage -- Personal Robots Program - December 9, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle: The Robots Among Us - November 26, 2007
American Machinist: Your Personal Robot - October 31, 2007
- October 27, 2007
Science Fantastic: Interview with Steve Cousins - October 27, 2007
The Register, UK: RoboDevelopment Conference in Pictures II - October 25, 2007
KGO TV: The Future Of Robotics Comes To Silicon Valley - October 25, 2007
- October 25, 2007
Venture Deal: Willow Garage Fosters Personal Robotics Platform - October 24, 2007
ZDNet: Start-up warms up personal robots - October 24, 2007
CNet News: Tuning up autonomous vehicles - October 24, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle: A one-eyed robot can do pushups on command - October 24, 2007
Press Releases
Kurt Konolige Joins Willow Garage Management Team
MENLO PARK, CA – May 15, 2008 – Continuing its investment in Open Source robotics platforms and expanding its senior management team, Willow Garage Inc. today announced the appointment of Kurt Konolige as Senior Researcher. Konolige, previously a Senior Computer Scientist at SRI International’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and currently a Consulting Professor at Stanford University’s Computer Sciences Department, is known for his contributions to robotic perception and mapping.
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Gary Bradski Joins Willow Garage Management Team
Researcher, Author and Industry Speaker Becomes Company's Senior Scientist
MENLO PARK, CA - December 4, 2007 - Continuing its investment in Open Source robotics platforms, Willow Garage Inc. today announced the appointment of Dr. Gary Rost Bradski as Senior Scientist. Bradski will leverage his experience in robotics, machine learning and computer vision research at Stanford University's AI Lab and will apply that knowledge to Willow Garage's personal robot and the autonomous vehicle programs.
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Willow Garage Unveils Plan For New Personal Robotics Platform
Donation to Stanford Furthers the Development of Tools for Robotics Application Development
MENLO PARK, CA – October 24, 2007 – To jumpstart the development of future robotics applications, Willow Garage Inc. today announced its plan to develop an available, standardized robotics platform. The company also announced that it has donated $850,000 to the Stanford Computer Science research group of Assistant Professor Andrew Ng. That Lab is currently developing advanced open source software for personal robotics.
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Research and Leadership Background Attractive to Company's Mission
May 8, 2007 -- Willow Garage, a privately-funded research lab focused on developing the next generation of robotic devices, today announced the appointment of Steve Cousins to the position of president and CEO.
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Events
2007 International Robot Exhibition
Willow Garage will be attending the 2007 International Robot Exhibition in Japan to learn what is new in the field of robotics. We will report on what we observe and learn in blogs after the conference.
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