Linux is poised to claim a major victory: the bourgeoning market for robot software. The battle is not over yet, but if developments in Japan are any indication, Linux will rule the world of robots.

The computing industry is familiar with the low-cost lab known as the garage, a historic hot-bed for innovation, and this week LinuxWorld had its own “garage” to showcase embedded Linux. The computing ...

The Linux operating system is set to become the de facto standard for "embedded" devices like robotics, information appliances and automobile information systems, but fragmentation could prove a ...

The Player Project, or simply Player, is a free, open source software project (GNU General Public License) designed to provide a robot server framework. It is designed to run on real robots in ...

Robotics is one area where mechatronics is required and simulation is the norm. Often, multiple robots will take part in an event like RoboCup, where you might see Aldebaran Robotics’ Nao, a small ...