Android for Robotics

Key Development

Genie 3 (Interactive World Model capable of generating playable environments from text by understanding intuitive physics)

Core Technologies

Large Language Models (LLMs), Hybrid Models (combining probabilistic models like Neural Networks/Transformers with deterministic models)

Metaphorical Meaning

A standard or open-source platform for robotics software development, akin to Android for smartphones

Purpose (Google DeepMind's approach)

To accelerate Scientific Discovery through AI, exemplified by AlphaFold, and advance Robotics and embodied AI

2024

2024-09

Its ultimate goal is to create a robotics standard so that robot makers don’t need to reinvent the wheel every time they build new software. ROS is trying to accomplish in the robotics world what Android did in the smartphone space — i.e. be an open-source project that helps robot makers develop the best software possible. [...] Now, let us introduce another powerhouse designed in the same mold as Android — it’s called Robot Operating System, ROS for short. Even though it is called Robot Operating System, ROS is not technically an operating system. It is rather a flexible set of frameworks for writing robot software — a collection of libraries, tools, and conventions that aim to help you simplify the creation of complex robot behavior across a wide range of robot platforms without knowing how certain hardware works. [...] But there is a key difference — robotics is a far bigger space than the smartphone/tablet industry. Robots come in all shapes and sizes. From drones, self-driving cars, automated submarines, and automated warehouses to humanoid robots, outdoor robots, and even robots on other planets. Let us put it this way: If your phone stopped working for 30 seconds, it wouldn’t hurt you. Maybe you wouldn’t even notice it, right?

have proposed different architecture for android application and robotic system. Jorge Kazacos Winter has developed android controlled mobile robot. Objective of his project was wireless Internet data transfer between smart phone and robot and developing the robot and its communication system under a low cost and open source philosophy. He has used 3D designing technique to design the robotic structure with the help of parametrical modeling software .This design can be fed to the 3D printer [...] way. In this paper, we are proposing the architecture in which a wheeled robot will be controlled by an Android application. Connectivity between robot and smart phone will be established by the Bluetooth technology. This android application should control the wheeled robot using HC05 Bluetooth module. Robot will receive the data from android device. This data will be received by Bluetooth module first then it will forward the data to ATmega-16 micro-controller using UART. Micro-controller will [...] this paper, our system consists of two sub-systems one is an Android smart phone and another is robotic system. Both the systems will be connected wirelessly using Bluetooth technology. Sub-system 1 will be controlled by the user with the help of touch interface of the application. Commands given by user will be sent to the robot via Bluetooth. Robot will receive the commands, process them and perform the actions according to that. Robotic system will be able to send back feedback or

OpenMind is building a software layer, OM1, for humanoid robots that acts as an operating system. The company compares itself to being the Android for robotics because its software is open and hardware agnostic. [...] Skip to content Robotics # OpenMind wants to be the Android operating system of humanoid robots Rebecca Szkutak Many companies are focused on building robots, or the hardware components to help them move, grip objects, or interact with the world around them. Silicon Valley-based OpenMind is focused under the hood. [...] OpenMind was founded in 2024 and is gearing up to ship its first fleet of 10 OM1-powered robotic dogs by September. Liphardt said that he’s a big believer in getting the tech out there and iterating on it after the fact. “We full well expect all the humans that will be hosting these quadrupeds, they’ll come back with a long list of things they didn’t like or they want, and then it’s up to us to very, very quickly iterate and improve the machines,” he said.

Cornell University arxiv logo Help | Advanced Search arXiv logo Cornell University Logo ## quick links # Computer Science > Robotics # Title:ROS-Mobile: An Android application for the Robot Operating System | | | --- | | Comments: | (1) These authors contributed equally to this work | | Subjects: | Robotics (cs.RO) | | Cite as: | arXiv:2011.02781 [cs.RO] | | | (or arXiv:2011.02781v1 [cs.RO] for this version) | | | Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite | [...] ## Submission history ## Access Paper: ### References & Citations ### DBLP - CS Bibliography ## BibTeX formatted citation ### Bookmark BibSonomy logo Reddit logo # Bibliographic and Citation Tools # Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article # Demos # Recommenders and Search Tools # arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. [...] Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. arXiv Operational Status Get status notifications via email or slack