[Blog & Sample application] Testing the PR2 in the Hospital World

mkhansen · 2020-07-31T15:34:48.999Z

Hi all,
AWS released a new Hospital World for Gazebo simulation, and I wrote a blog with a quick tour and some interesting failures I encountered while testing a PR2 in the world. I hope you enjoy it, feedback in the comments is welcome!

Amazon Web Services – 30 Jul 20

Testing a PR2 Robot in a simulated Hospital World | Amazon Web Services

Towadays, risk of spreading disease is a key concern in hospitals, where doctors, nurses and other caregivers are on the front lines helping patients. Hospitals have started using robots in daily operations such as contactless delivery and room...

We also released a sample application if you want to try it yourself: https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-robomaker-sample-application-pr2-hospital

smac · 2020-07-31T18:36:41.505Z

Did you have to remove the arms due to budget cuts?

mkhansen · 2020-07-31T19:25:19.605Z

“I didn’t want them anyway!”