Open Robotics
37°27′08″N 122°09′58″W / 37.45224167°N 122.16618889°W
| Formation | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, United States |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Products | Robot Operating System, Gazebo simulator |
| Subsidiaries | Open Source Robotics Corporation, Open Source Robotics Corporation Singapore |
| Website | www |
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Open Robotics funds its operations through the contributions of various public and private organizations, some of whom also engage its services for the development of various robotics applications, robotics R&D and consulting. Notable sources of past and current funding include DARPA, NASA, Amazon, Bosch, Nvidia and the Toyota Research Institute.