“The Open Robotics Project opens to interested developers
who want to be involved in a project that uses the Linux operating
system and miniature robotics.“
“Imagine being able to spend a just a few bucks and become part
of a virtual research team heading to the north pole or south pole
(or some other remote region) by water.”
“Imagine a small, 6 foot long ocean-going robot with on-board TV
cameras, computers, sensors, intrumentation and radio gear. Imagine
being able to ‘buy a seat’ on this vessel. Imagine being able to
recieve instrumentation data about its environment, pictures, etc.
into a simple web browser.”