Robotics
Whether you're starting in the lab or already in production, Canonical can help manage the complexity of the open-source software underpinning your robot's brains and personality.
Internet of Things
ROS production: our prototype [2/5]
by Kyle Fazzari on 13 April 2017
This is the second blog post in this series about ROS production. In the previous post we discussed why Ubuntu Core was a good fit for production robotics. In...
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RobotCheers uses Ubuntu to create hospitality robots
by Canonical on 11 April 2017
Meet Spiro. Spiro greets you after a long day of travel, answers questions related to your stay and can give you a guided tour – in essence, all that a hotel...
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From ROS prototype to production on Ubuntu Core
by Kyle Fazzari on 6 April 2017
Please note that this blog post has outdated technical information that may no longer be correct. For latest updated documentation about robotics in Canonical...
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Award-winning drone technology with Ubuntu
by Amrisha Prashar on 27 January 2017
The market for drones is exploding as businesses and individuals embrace them. The global market for commercial applications of drone technology will balloon...
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Jamming with Ubuntu Core
by April Wang on 7 December 2016
We celebrated the launch of Ubuntu Core 16 hackathon, or shall we say Snapathon, that took place in Shenzhen between 26-27th November. The 30+ hour gathering...
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Ubuntu IoT vertical pages
by Amrisha Prashar on 3 November 2016
Ubuntu has long been used across various areas of IoT: robotics, digital signage and edge gateways. To celebrate this presence we’ve built dedicated pages...
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ROScon – the robotics conference for developers
by Amrisha Prashar on 5 October 2016
Did you know that the consumer drones market will sit at 67.7 million units annually by 2021? *That’s ten times more than 2015! This shows staggering growth...
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Highlights from Intel’s Developer Conference 2016!
by Pedro Coca on 7 September 2016
Last month we were present at Intel’s Developer Conference that took place in SF. The conference gathered technologists together to demo, discuss and share...
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25 Linux devices to celebrate 25 years of Linux
by Amrisha Prashar on 25 August 2016
Happy 25th birthday Linux. It’s a monumental milestone! Over the years Canonical has been working on putting Linux in the hands of millions of people and...
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UAVIA unveils first 100% remotely controlled drones; powered by Ubuntu
by Thibaut Rouffineau on 8 December 2015
Today, at TechCrunch Disrupt, the next generation of remote controlled drones is being unveiled by UAVIA, powered by Snappy Ubuntu Core. For the first time,...
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#InternetOfToys – let the toy battles begin
by Maarten Ectors on 30 October 2015
Wouldn’t it be great to play with toys and get paid for it? If this sounds like music to your ears, then this blog post is for you. If you are a business...
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Flying mobile base stations
by Maarten Ectors on 9 July 2015
Lime Microsystems builds open source hardware chips to enable any type of wireless communication, called software defined radio. Elre-robotics makes...