Garcia's can be customized to your specifications.

Garcia is the perfect robot if you want to focus your efforts on developing the software and algorithms to enable your robot to interact with the environment and other robots.  That's because when you start with Garcia, the mechanical and electrical challenges of robotics are already solved for you.  Garcia solves these problems without cutting any corners.  It comprises the best and most flexible materials, concise design, and seamless integration of software to hardware. 

The addition of a scanning laser and camera boom create a rich sensing mobile platform.

In robotics circles, there is a lot of talk about the killer app that will draw robotics out of the primordial ooze.  There is also a lot of allusion to the micro-computer revolution brought on by the VisiCalc on the Apple II.  What is missing in this is the fact that the creators of VisiCalc didn't start their pursuit by building a computer from scratch, they started on a stable, reliable, standard computing platform. 

Garcia offers the platform for robotics.  It is a rock-solid collection of low-level I/O processing, mechanics, and electronics that allow you as the designer, researcher, or advanced enthusiast to use your precious time figuring out the big challenges in robotics.  Challenges like mapping, localization, swarms, and collaborative behavior in robot teams.  You no longer have to spend all your time trying to get a sub-optimal wheel mounted on a motor, just get to work on the things that matter to you.  The problem is solved. 

Garcia is a robot for people comfortable with advanced programming and communication.  It comes assembled to ensure a quality robot out of the box.  This robot is the best choice for someone looking to extend C, C++, or Java out into the real world via a reliable and robust robot platform. 

Get a Garcia and get back to solving new problems and designing killer applications.  Leave the rest to us. 

Revision History:

• 2009-07-27: Added Hokuyo URG-04LX-UG01 as a related product.
• 2009-04-02: Refresh of Garcia images.
• 2009-04-02: Updated related products.

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