"The ER1s are a tremendous value for the money and contributed greatly to the success of the robotics graduate course that I taught here at MIT in Spring, 2004. For less than the price of a single low-end research robot, I was able to buy sixteen robots and the ERSP software. Instead of just doing simulations, the students in my class were able to perform real mobile robot experiments in a cost-effective way. The ERSP software has been very easy to integrate into our suite of Linux-based robot control software and has performed very reliably. The students were freed from the tedium of many of the low-level integration details and were able to focus their efforts on developing algorithms for navigation, obstacle avoidance and behavior-based control."

Dr. John J. Leonard, Associate Professor Department of Ocean Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"We have been using the object recognition part of the Evolution C++ SDK for Linux successfully for research projects investigating the relationship between visual attention, object recognition and unsupervised learning; The functionality of the SDK has enabled us to focus our energy on our research without having to invest time in lower-level functionality like object recognition or navigation."

Ueli Rutishauser, PhD Student Computation and Neural Systems California Institute of Technology

"The ER1 is a great platform due to its kinematic simplicity (i.e. the unicycle model) that enables it to be used very conveniently for experimentally validating new theoretical ideas. In conjunction with the ERSP, it enables a beginner or a seasoned developer to make use of the built-in functionality of the ERSP to build complex tasks. The vision package within ERSP, along with the s/w architecture of the ERSP, coupled with the fairly precise motion control of the ER1, sets it up as a very good platform for putting together ideas from vision and control together."

Rahul Rao, PhD Student Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics General Robotics Automation, Sensing & Perception Lab University of Pennsylvania

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Product reviewers and journalists put the ER1 to the test. See how we rate.

"The software that accompanies the ER1 robot is excellent... [we] liken the interface to something that Macromedia would create - slick, easy to understand and intuitive."
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By Jay Munro
Editor Rating:
"... As an experimental robotic platform, the ER1 is packed with potential."
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By Betterhumans Staff
"Poor vision and navigation systems have limited robots to controlled environments such as factories; Evolution Robotics however, has introduced technology that will allow robots to determine their position relative to objects with the use of wheel sensors and a Webcam that in total costs less than $50."
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