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An Open Platform for Robotics Research
Mon, May 04, 2009
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Time: 3 PM - 3:50 PMLocation: SSL 150Title: An Open Platform for Robotics Research
Speakers: Steve Cousins and Brian Gerkey
Host: Maja J MataricAbstract:
Personal Robotics research and development are accelerating. A growing community of Open Source developers is creating a platform called ROS that anyone can build on to make the breakthroughs that will lead to new applications. Willow Garage is building a personal robot platform, PR2, which has two arms, a mobile base, and a rich sensor suite. This talk will review the current status of ROS and PR2, and discuss opportunities to join the ROS Open Source community.Speaker Bios:
Steve Cousins is the President and CEO of Willow Garage. Before Willow, Steve was a senior manager at IBM's Almaden Research Center. He has been on the senior staff of the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and a researcher at Interval Research Corporation. Steve holds a PhD in CS from Stanford University, and Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Washington University.
Brian Gerkey is the Director of Open Source Development at Willow Garage. Before Willow, Brian was a computer scientist in the SRI Artificial Intelligence Center, and a postdoctoral scholar in the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab. Brian holds PhD and MS degrees in computer science from USC, and a BSE degree in computer engineering from Tulane University.
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: CS Front Desk
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Software Safety - May4-7, 2009
Mon, May 04, 2009
Aviation Safety and Security Program
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
SFT 09-2
For more information and to register for Aviation Safety and Security Program courses, please visit http://viterbi.usc.edu/aviation.Audiences: Registered Audiences Only
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
