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Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®) provides independent expert R&D, advanced robotic system capabilities, and custom hardware designs, which include perception systems, mobile manipulation, and automation process development. SwRI curates the Robot Operating System - Industrial (ROS-I) open source project and consortium.

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Aerospace and Agriculture Aerospace , Agriculture , Automotive , Automotive , Biometrics/Security , Building Products/Materials , Chemical Manufacturing , Consumer Goods/Appliances , Containers (glass, plastic, metal) , Education , Electronics/Electrical Components , Fabricated Metals , Food & Beverage , Furniture , Medical Devices , Metals , Military/Defense , Off Road/Heavy Equipment , Other , Paper , Pharmaceutical , Printing & Publishing , Robotics , Rubber , Semiconductor , Textile/Apparel , and Wood Products/Lumber

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Arc Welding , Assembly , and Assembly Arc Welding , Assembly , Assembly , Automated Coating , Dispensing , Material Handling , Material Handling , Material Removal / Cutting / Deburring / Grinding / Non-Visible Inspection , Other , Safety , Simulation/3D Modeling , and Spot Welding

ROS-Industrial Consortium

POSTED 05/02/2012

ROS-Industrial is a new, open-source software project focused on bringing advanced robotics technology to real-world manufacturing applications. SwRI is initiating the ROS-Industrial Consortium to develop enabling robotic technologies in areas such as material handling, assembly and surface processing.