IREX 2009: A Platform for Personal Robotics

Steve Cousins (CEO) and Keenan Wyrobek (Co-Director, Personal Robots Program) gave a talk at the IREX 2009 Robolink Forum. This talk, "A Platform for Personal Robotics", gives our perspective on the future of the personal robotics industry, discusses the importance of open platforms, and provides an introduction to the ROS and PR2 platforms.

We've uploaded the talk for you to view and have divided it into four sections. You can also download a PDF version of the slides.

Part 1: Lessons from the Personal Computer Industry

Part 2: ROS

Part 3: PR2

Part 4: Community for Open Platforms