The Robot Report

Intrinsic acquires Open Source Robotics Corp

Organization: Intrinsic
Country: USA
Website: intrinsic.ai
Year Founded: 2021
Number of Employees: 101-500

Description:
2023 RBR50 LogoIntrinsic, a software company that spun out of the X moonshot division of Alphabet in mid-2021 to simplify the use of industrial robots, acquired the Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC) in December 2022. OSRC is the for-profit arm of the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF), which is the developer of the Robot Operating System (ROS). The OSRF remains an independent nonprofit, meaning there should be no disruption in the day-to-day activities with its core commitment to ROS, Gazebo and Open-RMF.

Analysis:
The robotics industry has grown tremendously in size and complexity. And its need for reliable, open-source software has never been greater. It has become increasingly challenging for OSRF, as a small organization, to meet the needs of a growing user community. Intrinsic should be a good fit for OSRC, where the team will have a greater ability to improve ROS, Gazebo, and Open-RMF to be used in even more domains, with ever-higher demands for software quality, testing and support. With resources from Intrinsic and Alphabet’s track record of support for open-source software projects, this was a smart move by OSRC that could allow the group to execute its ambitious roadmap and benefit robotics developers worldwide. – Steve Crowe

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