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.

The Turtlebot 3 has launched

If you’re familiar with ROS (Robot Operating System), chances are you’re also familiar with the Turtlebot. The first version of the Turtlebot was created back...

ROS production: create Ubuntu Core image with snap preinstalled [5/5]

This is the fifth (and final) blog post in this series about ROS production. In the previous post we created a gadget snap to allow confined access to the...

ROS production: obtaining confined access to the Turtlebot [4/5]

This is the fourth blog post in this series about ROS production. In the previous post we created a snap of our prototype, and released it into the store. In...

ROS production: our prototype as a snap [3/5]

This is the third blog post in this series about ROS production. In the previous post we came up with a simple ROS prototype. In this post we’ll package that...

ROS production: our prototype [2/5]

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...

RobotCheers uses Ubuntu to create hospitality robots

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...

From ROS prototype to production on Ubuntu Core

Please note that this blog post has outdated technical information that may no longer be correct. For latest updated documentation about robotics in Canonical...

Award-winning drone technology with Ubuntu

The market for drones is exploding as businesses and individuals embrace them. The global market for commercial applications of drone technology will balloon...

Jamming with Ubuntu Core

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...

Ubuntu IoT vertical pages

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...

ROScon – the robotics conference for developers

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...

Highlights from Intel’s Developer Conference 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...

25 Linux devices to celebrate 25 years of Linux

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...

UAVIA unveils first 100% remotely controlled drones; powered by Ubuntu

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,...

#InternetOfToys – let the toy battles begin

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...

Flying mobile base stations

Lime Microsystems builds open source hardware chips to enable any type of wireless communication, called software defined radio. Elre-robotics makes...