Willow Garage

Former / Previously (4)

• Melonee Wise Robot Development Managersecondary-verified
• Steve Cousins CEOsecondary-verified
• Keenan Wyrobek Co-Director, ROS/PR2 Programsecondary-verified
• Mirza Akbar Shah Engineersecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Willow Garage.

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Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

wound_down

Counterparty risk class

high

Going concern

flaggedDefunct (2014).

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Sources (2)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Garage ↗
2. https://spectrum.ieee.org/wizards-of-ros-willow-garage-and-the-making-of-the-robot-operating-system ↗

Common questions

What is Willow Garage?

Willow Garage, robotics research lab and incubator that created the PR2 robot and ROS (Robot Operating System). Spun off into multiple companies.

Where is Willow Garage based?

Willow Garage is based in Menlo Park, CA.

What does Willow Garage make?

Willow Garage has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Willow Garage builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them.

Is Willow Garage safe?

Willow Garage has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.