Willow Garage: The Personal Robot Will Be Open Source

Re:Willow Garage: The Personal Robot Will Be Open Source by cmos on Monday June 22, 2009 @02:47PM (#669230)

I'm hoping we will see an open source hardware revolution in many different area's (consumer electronics is long overdue). It's so much easier when you don't have to hack the bios.

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Re:Willow Garage: The Personal Robot Will Be Open Source by mildweed on Monday June 22, 2009 @03:50PM (#669343)

I'm hoping we'll see an easily-hackable high-quality hardware trend, much like the iPhone. Its a very solid product for 90% of users, but enthusiasts can mod it out with just a little effort.

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Re:Willow Garage: The Personal Robot Will Be Open Source by erik on Monday June 22, 2009 @07:27PM (#669576)

Unfortunately the iPhone isn't a great example of a hackable device. With each new hardware revision, Apple has closed security holes and made it more difficult to jail break your device.

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Re:Willow Garage: The Personal Robot Will Be Open Source by adelle on Wednesday June 24, 2009 @11:35AM (#672238)

I'm hoping for a future where hacking your own device so that it does what you want it to isn't some kind of legal gray area (and isn't illegal either).

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