Interesting how opensource is fueling robot development

Interesting article that goes on to say how opensource is sparking the sudden growth in robotics.  Partly cause they have become cheaper, but also cause the designs are “open” for others to reuse.  And indirectly have created standards for interfacing different parts.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/open-source-robotics-hardware-research-and-innovation?utm_source=feedburner-automaton&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ieeespectrum%2Fautomaton+%28Automaton+-+IEEE+Spectrum%29