Announcement for starting support service of ROS

ByRyosuke Tajima

Announcement for starting support service of ROS

Tokyo Opensource Robotics Kyokai Association (TORK) was established in August 2013 as an incorporated association aimed to form and develop the robotics discipline based in open source software. Until today, we have been supporting user communities of the open source software such as OpenRTM and ROS, etc. This time, we would like to announce that, from January 2014, we will be inviting corporate members, and at the same time, will start the support services for the corporate members to specifically help them solve various problems related to ROS implementations.

This service offers supports to the below-mentioned robots for the basic software that uses ROS open source. By taking advantage of this service, each corporation would be able to pursue R&D and project development of intelligent robots that utilize ROS. Target robots: NEXTAGE OPEN(ROS applicable version) by Kawada Industries, Inc. VS-060 (ROS applicable version) by Denso Wave, Incorporated The basic software includes the robot motion controller, Manipulation Movement Planning Application (MoveIt!) that is used among researchers of intelligent robots, and Three Dimensional Environment Visualizing Tool (RViz). Also, if you do not have an actual robot, we supply you with a virtual robot environment (simulator) with which you can develop a software utilizing these applications, so that a user who is planning to purchase a robot can evaluate the ROS software system in advance. We will serially have more target robots in the future. Please contact us should you have inquiries. Furthermore, we are planning to offer study material utilizing Lego®Mindstorm® for learning ROS. Lego®Mindstorm® can enable you to learn ROS in safe and efficient manner. For further information, please contact: info@opensource-robotics.tokyo.jp * Tokyo Opensource Robotics Kyokai Association (Incorporated Association) supports the commercialization of the achievements of Project for Creating STart-ups from Advanced Research and Technology (Establishment of the open–innovation hub by commercializing intelligent robot software) by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.