Robot research firm Willow Garage closes its doors
Rumors of Willow Garage’s death may have been very premature, but they’ve come true all the same. Businessweek reports that company founder Scott Hassan shut down the robotics research pioneer in January to become the dedicated CEO of Suitable Technologies, Willow Garage’s telepresence-focused spinoff. The closure means that you won’t be seeing follow-ups to machines like the PR2 or TurtleBot 2. However, the firm may have created an enduring legacy through its open source robotics platform — when Baxter and numerous other automatons are using the code, you could be hearing about Willow Garage’s work for some time to come.
Source: Businessweek
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