Rights to the PR2 robot landed in the hands of Clearpath Robotics, after Willow Garage was shut down in 2014. Clearpath is now providing access to the robot’s design files on its website.

With the aid of a PR2, Henry was able to scratch an itch for himself for the first time in 10 years. Part of this research involves testing a variety of user interfaces to control the robot -- in ...

The robot didn’t complete a full game but it did sink five balls, which is better than I can do. And considering the whole process of making the PR2 pool-capable took a week, it bodes well for ...

In a different test, the same robot completed a marathon in the company's office, traveling 26.2 miles. PR2 will not compete with humans yet; it took more than four days.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Lab have taught Willow Garage’s PR2 robot to identify feces based on color, confront the offending substances, and dispose of them in a ...