C++ is the programming language of choice for commercial robotics deployment and it has always been at the heart of SLAMcore’s software. We develop in C++[..]
Mapping the route out of the lab into commercial-grade deployment
There are more and more robots operating alongside people in many different environments[..]
Walking around as humans we make hundreds of assumptions based on prior knowledge to help us navigate and to get from A-to-B. For example, our ‘priors’[..]
Today, most autonomous robots rely on mapping their world in 2D to locate themselves and navigate safely in physical space. Often using LIDAR sensors[..]
The vast majority of autonomous robots operating today work well in controlled, planned and stable environments. The cleaning and disinfecting robots,[..]
Any software business working in the complex field of robotics will face a choice. Hardware and software form a mutually interdependent solution; hardware[..]
The robotics industry is a broad and diverse sector. It includes academics and ‘pure’ engineers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible;[..]
The Robot Operating System, or ROS, has played a fundamental role in the development of robots as solutions to real-world challenges in many different[..]
Changes in lighting, large spaces or uniform environments with few distinguishing features can all present significant challenges to robots trying to[..]
Wheel Odometry to be added for Visual-Inertial Kinematics in upcoming software release
Wheel odometers are sensors that provide data on the rotation of a[..]