A screenshot from the new simulator that will be trialled for a special challenge at RoboCup2025. The annual RoboCup event, where teams gather from across the globe to take part in competitions across a number of leagues, will this year take place in Brazil, from 15-21 July. In advance of kick-off, we spoke to two … Read more

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Robotics has signed a “landmark” agreement with Persona AI, a developer of embodied artificial intelligence, and robotics integration and manufacturing firm Vazil company.  The agreement, signed during a formal ceremony in Houston, Texas, initiates a joint program to create humanoid robots capable of performing … Read more

In a global first for urban logistics, a fleet of penguin-shaped delivery robots has begun using Shenzhen’s metro system as part of an integrated supply chain, marking a new milestone in automated goods distribution. Developed by VX Logistics, a subsidiary of China’s Vanke Group, the autonomous robots were tested on Monday on Shenzhen Metro Line … Read more

By Farshad Arvin, Martin Stefanec, and Tomas Krajnik Be it the news or the dwindling number of creatures hitting your windscreens, it will not have evaded you that the insect world in bad shape. In the last three decades, the global biomass of flying insects has shrunk by 75%. Among the trend’s most notables victims … Read more

Thanks to those that sent and suggested AI and robotics-themed holiday videos, images, and stories. Here’s a sample to get you into the spirit this season. Josh Miller used ChatGPT to create the 12 days of Christmas. Prompt: “I want to make 12 images in an early 1980s era to depict the twelve days of … Read more

Claire chatted to Rav Chunilal from Sellafield all about robotics and AI for nuclear decommissioning. Rav Chunilal is the Head of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence at Sellafield Ltd, the UK’s largest nuclear site. He is responsible for developing and deploying Robotics and AI technologies to decommission the site safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Under Rav’s leadership, … Read more

Claire chatted to Patricia Shaw from Aberystwyth University all about home assistance robots, and robot learning and development. Patricia Shaw is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Robotics at Aberystwyth University. Her current research interests include technology for assistive living and she is currently leading on establishing a new Smart Home Lab at the … Read more

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) is pleased to announce the creation of the Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA), a new initiative to strengthen the governance of our open-source robotics software projects and ensure the health of the Robot Operating System (ROS) Suite community for many years to come. The OSRA will use a mixed … Read more

The 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) will take place from 13-17 May, in Yokohama, Japan. The event will feature plenary and keynote talks, technical sessions, posters, workshops and tutorials. Plenary speakers There are three plenary talks at the conference this year: Yoky Matsuoka – How to Turn a Roboticist into a … Read more

The SSi Mantra 3 includes more than 40 different types of robotic endo-surgical instruments that can be used for different specialties, including cardiac surgery. | Source: SS Innovations SS Innovations International today announced it has installed more than 100 SSi Mantra surgical robotic systems in India and six other countries. To date, more than 5,000 … Read more