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Watch Nick Charron and Steven Philips, PhD candidates from the University of Waterloo, talk about their experience using the Kaarta Stencil 2 3D mobile mapping module for their infrastructure inspection robotics research. In this hands-on review video, they discuss the...

Originally posted here by Albie Jarvis from Velodyne Lidar Delivers High-Resolution, Real-Time Lidar for Mobile Robots, Shuttles, and More The Velodyne Puck 32MR™ bolsters Velodyne’s robust portfolio of patented sensor technology, delivering rich perception data for mid-range applications. Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today introduced the Puck...

German Engineered Franka Emika Robotic Arm Now Integrated With Clearpath Mobile Robots and Available on the Clearpath Store WATERLOO, CANADA (July 31, 2019) - Franka Emika, a global leader in soft-robotics research, and Clearpath Robotics, a global leader in mobile robotic platforms,...

It was big news, big sad news when Rethink Robotics closed its doors on October 3rd, 2018. This brought the curtain down on one of the best known names in the robotics research field. The company was well known for...

The ROS driver for LORD Microstrain GX5 series IMUs has been extended to include more features. Previously, the driver only streamed data to ROS topics from the IMU. Now, using ROS services, users can access functions available from the Microstrain...

Innovative LORD Technology Provides Advanced Navigation for All-Terrain Autonomous Operation CARY, N.C (May 20, 2019) – LORD Corporation, a global leader in sensing systems, and Clearpath Robotics, a global leader in mobile robotic platforms, have partnered to bring industry-leading inertial...

State-of-the-Art Velodyne Sensors Power Clearpath Robotics Research Robot Platform SAN JOSE, Calif. USA – March 26, 2019 – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced Clearpath Robotics has become a value-add partner to offer its groundbreaking lidar sensors for the Clearpath research robot platform. Clearpath Robotics,...

Universal Robots recently launched their new e-Series cobots, building on an industry-leading expertise with more than 25,000 cobots already deployed worldwide. The e-Series line boasts class-leading simplicity, flexibility and quick deployment capability. It is more accurate, easier to program, has...

Adding a level of safety to outdoor mobile robots With the recent adoption of unmanned vehicles, robots, and other means of automation, collision avoidance has transformed from a predominantly human responsibility to a fully automated function. LiDAR (light detection and...