Achille Verheye (Sr. Robotics Engineer)
Recent Posts
Future of Robotics
Why Hasn’t Anyone Heard of Cuspidal Robots?
Feb 12, 2021 |
1 min read
Our very own Achille Verheye recently authored a two-part article on the topic of cuspidal robots. “What are cuspidal robots,” you ask? We’re glad...
Product Announcement
Operator Teleop: Faster, more reliable, and with advanced gamepad control
Sep 10, 2020 |
3 min read
Most mobile, logistics, agricultural and other robots can now work autonomously between 90 and 98% of the time, however, they are not able to fully...
Development
Should You Build with ROS?
Sep 10, 2020 |
2 min read
As technology rapidly increases in virtually every industry, the need to equip your business with tools and technology that drive your business...
Development
Deploying on Mars: A Mapping & Localization Tutorial
Sep 02, 2020 |
4 min read
This is the fourth in a series of blogs on the Open Source Mars Rover. Most concepts discussed here apply to other wheeled robots as well. You can...
Development
Quick and Clean: Deploy A Sanitizing Robot Without Full Autonomy
Jun 17, 2020 |
3 min read
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several robotics companies have joined the battle against the virus. Some Robots are reporting for...
Industrial Robotics
Deploying AgRobots In Time For Harvest with Freedom Pilot
Jun 17, 2020 |
3 min read
Labor shortages and increasing concerns around sustainability have led to deployment of a variety of robots in the field with more to come:...
Development
Deploying on Mars: Rock solid Odometry for Wheeled Robots
Jun 11, 2020 |
14 min read
This is the third blog in the build series of my NASA-JPL Open Source Rover. It walks through setting up wheel odometry and what that means in ROS,...
Development
Deploying on Mars: How to Pick Sensors to Enable Navigation for Your Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR)
Jun 08, 2020 |
9 min read
This is the second blog in the build series of my NASA-JPL Open Source Rover. For part 1 please click here. It walks through hard-learned lessons of...
Development
Deploying on Mars: NASA-JPL Open Source Rover
May 09, 2020 |
3 min read
This is an Open Source Mars Rover that contains a full rocker bogie suspension. Testing the Freedom Robotics Platform in challenging and new...