Robotics

Wireless charging nodes inside TVAC chamber. | Source: Astrobotic Astrobotic Technology Inc. this week announced that it has successfully completed flight model acceptance testing of its wireless charging system for the lunar environment. The Pittsburgh-based company said this marks a major advancement in enabling sustained operations on the Moon. The lightweight, ultra-fast wireless charging system…

The Robot Report Podcast · ICRA Recap; OSRF on ROS 1 Sunset In Episode 197 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Geoffrey Biggs, CTO of the Open Source Robotics Foundation. He updates us on the recent ROS 2 Kilted Kaiju release, the pending ROS 1 sunset, and the future of OSRF. The conversation…

Kilted Kaiju, the eleventh release of ROS 2, significantly enhances communication features and aims to make the latest version of the Robot Operating System more accessible, particularly for users unfamiliar with advanced middleware tuning. Kilted Kaiju is also the 1.0 release of Zenoh bridge middleware, which provides full support for Zenoh binaries that can be…

Jorgen Pedersen, the ARM Institute’s new CEO, will be at its annual member meeting. Source: The ARM Institute The board of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute yesterday said it has appointed Jorgen Pedersen, an experienced robotics and manufacturing executive, as CEO, effective June 17, 2025. Pedersen will succeed Ira Moskowitz in the…

The 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA) took place from 19–23 May, in Atlanta, USA. The event featured plenary and keynote sessions, tutorial and workshops, forums, and a community day. Find out what the participants got up during the conference. Check out what’s happening at the #ICRA2025 Welcome Reception! pic.twitter.com/w66IQDFsku — IEEE…

Claire chatted to Jane Pauline Ramos Ramirez from Delft University of Technology about drones that can move on land and in the air. Jane Pauline Ramos Ramirez is a licensed engineer with a multidisciplinary background in bionics, mechanical, and aerospace engineering, and international research experience. Her life’s work is rooted in designing inclusive, socially accessible…

Artedrone designed its Sasha mechanical thrombectomy system to use magnets and robotics to help the catheter retrieve a stroke patient’s blood clot. | Source: Artedrone Expanding care to stroke victims is one of medtech’s biggest opportunities, and startup Artedrone is developing a microrobot system that can navigate to blood clots for autonomous mechanical thrombectomies. Backed…

Mbodi is working with partners such as ABB Robotics. Source: Mbodi AI Manufacturers are facing worsening labor shortages, but programming conventional robots to respond to changes in production can take weeks. As a result, billions of dollars in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing remains out of reach for automation, according to Mbodi AI. The New York-based company…

MotionCam 3D Color (Blue) enables accurate scanning at a distance as in this palletizing application. Source: Photoneo Robots typically need multiple sensors to perceive their environments and manipulate items. However, certain materials and lighting conditions can cause problems. Photoneo today announced its MotionCam-3D Color (Blue) sensor, which it claimed takes a new approach to 3D…

The RB-Y1 features two arms mounted on a wheeled mobile platform. | Source: Rainbow Robotics Rainbow Robotics, a Korean robotics developer that spun out of the Humanoid Robot Research Center of KAIST, unveiled two new features for its RB-Y1 system at ICRA 2025 this week. RB-Y1 is a semi-humanoid robot that features a torso and…