On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 3:00 PM, wrote: > Send ros-users mailing list submissions to > ros-users@lists.ros.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ros-users-request@lists.ros.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ros-users-owner@lists.ros.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ros-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. [jobs] Open Position at Google Project Tango - Software > Engineer (Device Calibration) (Vijay Pradeep) > 2. New manipulation SIG (Ugo Cupcic) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 09:47:32 -0700 > From: Vijay Pradeep > To: ros-users@lists.ros.org > Subject: [ros-users] [jobs] Open Position at Google Project Tango - > Software Engineer (Device Calibration) > Message-ID: > Rn0SZQ@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello fellow ROS users, > > The Project Tango team at Google is hiring! Please take a look at the job > description below. You can apply directly through the Google Job Portal > , and > feel free to contact me at vijaypradeep@google.com if you have any > questions about this role. > > Thanks for your interest! > Vijay Pradeep > > --------------- > > *Position:* Software Engineer, Device Calibration (Project Tango) > *Location:* Mountain View, CA, USA > *Type:* Full-Time > *Google Job Portable Posting: * > https://www.google.com/about/careers/search#!t=jo&jid=111045001& > > *About Project Tango:* > The goal of Project Tango is to give a human-scale understanding of space > and motion to mobile devices. This includes phones, tablets, and virtual > reality headsets. Our team has been working with universities, research > labs, and industrial partners spanning many countries around the world to > build on the last decade of research in robotics and computer vision, > concentrating that technology into a mobile device. A Project Tango-enabled > device combines data from a fisheye camera, 3D depth sensor, and IMU > (gyroscopes and accelerometers) to track its own position and orientation > in the world, while also building a 3D representation of its surroundings. > This all happens on-device in real-time. > See https://www.google.com/atap/project-tango/ for more info about Project > Tango. > > *About this Role:* > With so many different sensors working together to produce a single > cohesive estimate about the device and its surroundings, device calibration > is critical to Project Tango?s success. As a Software Engineer on Project > Tango?s calibration team, you will help support all aspects of device > calibration. This includes developing algorithms for calibrating devices, > designing automated workflows for calibrating devices on a high-throughput > production line, and analyzing existing datasets and devices to quantify > the effects of calibration on device performance. > > *Responsibilities:* > - Be a technical contributor to an interactive C/C++ system. > - Participate in software architecture and design meetings. > - Work with an existing engineering team using an Agile-like process. > > *Minimum qualifications:* > - BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. > - Programming experience in C or C++. > > *Preferred qualifications:* > - MS or PhD degree in a related field. > - Expertise in any of the following areas: > - Computer Vision > - Camera/Lens Calibration > - 3D Vision and VSLAM > - 2D image processing > - IMU sensor processing > - non-linear optimization/bundle adjustment algorithms > - Strong Python programming skills. > > *How to Apply:* > Please apply via the Google Job Portal here: > https://www.google.com/about/careers/search#!t=jo&jid=111045001& > > > (A full list of Google Project Tango Job openings is available here > < > https://www.google.com/about/careers/search#t=sq&q=j&d=Tango&li=10&j=Tango > > > ) > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.ros.org/pipermail/ros-users/attachments/20150722/47cd5df7/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:01:56 +0200 > From: Ugo Cupcic > To: User discussions > Subject: [ros-users] New manipulation SIG > Message-ID: > < > CAAzO+Y_axHnHR70KwSL0euYaQcroAq+BjDJ8+44dxXDAAGFFsA@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, > > As discussed with a few people, I created a new SIG for manipulation / > grasping: http://wiki.ros.org/sig/manipulation. > > The idea is to create a group of people interested in these subjects to > discuss common problems, focalise some of the development, etc... > > Here's a short list of topics that could be of interest (this is of course > non exhaustive): > - common messages and interfaces > - tactile sensors > - planners > - generic nodes / base class > - new interesting hardware > > Cheers, > > Ugo > > -- > Ugo Cupcic*Head of Software*+44 20 7700 2487ugo@shadowrobot.com > www.shadowrobot.com > > -- > > ------------------------------ > *Shadow Robot Company Ltd.* > 251 Liverpool Road, N1 1LX, UK > Registered Number 3308007 (England & Wales) > > RoNeX - Building Robots with ROS Made Easy > http://www.shadowrobot.com/products/ronex/ > ------------------------------ > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.ros.org/pipermail/ros-users/attachments/20150723/fb2ef448/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > ros-users mailing list > ros-users@lists.ros.org > http://lists.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > > > ------------------------------ > > End of ros-users Digest, Vol 65, Issue 12 > ***************************************** >