One of the more difficult challenges in robotics is the so-called “kidnapped robot problem.”  Imagine you are blindfolded and taken by car to the home of one of your friends but you don’t know which one.  When the blindfold is … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, Pi Robot and yours truly joined the Silicon Valley ROS Users Group (SV-ROS) to help with the effort (already under way) to prepare for a challenging robot navigation contest held at the end of this year’s IROS Conference in Chicago. … Continue reading →