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Blog posts tagged
"Ubuntu Core"


Maarten Ectors
27 March 2015

Autopilot Apps & Boards for Drones

Internet of Things Article

Drones are getting Snappy Autopilot Apps. On Indiegogo you can contribute to the PixHawk Fire (PXF). The PixHawk Fire (PXF) is an open hardware cape (daughter board) for the BeagleBone Black that allows you to create Snappy autopilot apps for drones. Behind the cape there is Erle Robotics, a startup based in Spain and led ...


Canonical
16 March 2015

MWC 2015: a week to remember

Cloud and server Article

As the lights go down on Mobile World Congress 2015, we’ve taken a bit of time to reflect on what has become one of our favourite events in the conference calender. And what a week it was! Congress touched every team within Canoncial and so here’s a bit of insight into what we did there: ...


Karl Williams
9 March 2015

Weave

Internet of Things Article

Ubuntu Core with Weave and Docker are ideal to run backend services in any cloud, connecting securely with client devices on the edge. Whether your solution is a bespoke system or an enterprise PaaS, Weave let’s you scale and move applications with ease. Ubuntu Core, Weave and Docker are ideal for implementing open-source Continuous Deliv ...


Maarten Ectors
9 March 2015

Why Drones need Snappy Apps?

Internet of Things Article

Erle-Robotics just showed the world how Snappy Ubuntu Core can power the autopilot in their Erle-Copter drone and push drones to their limits. It is a really cool video but the message is a lot bigger. If you are a drone manufacturer or just a drone hobbyist, you might be an expert in building the ...


Canonical
6 March 2015

Internet of Things: Siralab Robotics

Cloud and server Article

Siralab Robotics has engineered and built an autonomous surface vehicle named TRASIBOT for environmental monitoring and surveillance tasks, focused on the evaluation of water quality and on providing seabed mapping. Development and production environments are based on Ubuntu OS and on ROS/GazeboSim system which represent the best solution ...


Canonical
26 February 2015

Ubuntu at Mobile World Congress 2015

Cloud and server News

Three Reasons to visit Canonical @ Mobile World Congress 2015 Mobile World Congress 2015 is nearly upon us and, with a host of new demonstrations including the first shipping Ubuntu phones and a number of new cloud and IoT innovations, we’re looking forward to welcoming you to the booth (Hall 8.1 Booth F41). Here’s a ...


Karl Williams
25 February 2015

Nwave

Cloud and server Article

Nwave has a vision to be the leading global enabler of low-power, wide-area wireless network infrastructure, edge-devices and solutions, and is the only company worldwide to be bridging the connectivity gap by providing all the essential building blocks to create full-suite IoT solutions. By combining Nwave’s cutting-edge communications t ...


Canonical
19 February 2015

Canonical Announces New Partnerships for Industrial and Telecoms IoT

Cloud and server Article

Canonical is pleased to announce key partnerships for industrial and telecoms IoT, underscoring the importance of security for critical infrastructure by investing in fast, automated, reliable updates for the machines that drive networking and industrial systems. Critical infrastructure systems are now an attack vector for espionage and d ...


Stephanie
17 February 2015

Ninja Blocks

Cloud and server Article

Ninja Blocks is building the future of smart home control with open source software and visionary technology.  The new Ninja Sphere connects all of the devices in your home and brings the intelligence to make them work together. With gesture control and an LED matrix display, the Ubuntu powered device allows for intuitive physical interac ...


Karl Williams
12 February 2015

Erlerobot

Cloud and server Article

Erle Robotics is building the next generation of open Linux-based personal drones that will educate, teach and inspire about robotics; their “Erle-Copter” is the first multicopter powered by the Ubuntu Core! We are delighted to reveal the Erle-Copter as the world’s first Ubuntu Core powered drone that will stay secure automatically and ca ...


Maarten Ectors
11 February 2015

Ubuntu is Airborne

Internet of Things Article

Thanks to Erle Robotics Snappy Ubuntu Core is now airborne. See the first Ubuntu Core powered drone fly. Erle Robotics said the experience so far was amazing and Snappy Ubuntu is super lightweight. ...


Stephanie
9 February 2015

Kaa Project

Cloud and server Article

Kaa is an open-source middleware platform for building and facilitating applications in the realm of Internet of Things. An integrated solution between Kaa IoT platform and Ubuntu is a perfect mix for a rich open-source IoT platform. Ubuntu is widely-adopted, secure and versatile. Kaa provides necessary power to build IoT systems of virtu ...