Discover the latest breakthroughs in robotics with our curated weekly video showcase. Alongside, we provide an up-to-date calendar featuring upcoming robotics conferences and events worldwide. We invite you to contribute your events for inclusion.
Upcoming Robotics Conferences in 2025
- RO-MAN 2025: August 25-29, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- CLAWAR 2025: September 5-7, Shenzhen, China
- ACTUATE 2025: September 23-24, San Francisco, USA
- CoRL 2025: September 27-30, Seoul, South Korea
- IEEE Humanoids 2025: September 30-October 2, Seoul, South Korea
- World Robot Summit 2025: October 10-12, Osaka, Japan
- IROS 2025: October 19-25, Hangzhou, China
SCUTTLE: Pioneering Multilegged Robot Mobility
Explore cutting-edge advancements in multilegged robotic locomotion with SCUTTLE, designed to navigate complex terrains with agility and precision.
Robotic Laundry Folding: A Long-Term Challenge
Despite over 15 years of development, fully autonomous laundry folding robots remain elusive. This highlights the complexity of everyday tasks for robotic systems.
Learning from Legacy: PR2’s Influence on Modern Robots
Modern humanoid robots like Figure could benefit from the foundational capabilities demonstrated by the classic UC Berkeley PR2 platform, which set benchmarks in manipulation and autonomy.
Next-Generation Tensegrity Robots from Michigan Robotics
Michigan Robotics is pushing the boundaries of soft robotics with advanced actuators that promise enhanced flexibility and resilience. Upcoming tests will reveal their speed and agility.
Optimizing Multirotor Drones with AI Techniques
Innovative research combines reinforcement learning, Bayesian optimization, and evolutionary strategies to tailor multirotor drone designs for specific tasks, improving performance beyond traditional configurations.
Legged Robots for Challenging Inspection Tasks
Legged robots are essential for environments with obstacles like stairs, enabling inspection in areas inaccessible to wheeled robots.
Three Decades of Multifingered Robotic Hand Development at DLR
DLR’s Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics has pioneered robotic hands from the early Rotex gripper for space missions to the sophisticated Awiwi hand with variable stiffness, enhancing autonomous grasping and manipulation.
Advancing Quadrupedal Robot Agility Through Video-Based Learning
To overcome the limitations of handcrafted reward functions in reinforcement learning, researchers developed a novel video-based framework that significantly enhances quadrupedal robot locomotion by leveraging animal motion data without costly motion capture setups.
Why Do Humanoid Robots Rarely Sit Down?
Exploring the challenges and design considerations that limit humanoid robots from performing natural sitting motions, a key aspect for human-robot interaction and energy efficiency.
Latest Developments in Robotics Mobility and Control
NASA’s Scaled eVTOL Aircraft Testing for Urban Air Mobility
NASA employs scaled flight tests and wind tunnel experiments on the RAVEN SWFT vehicle, a miniature electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, to accelerate data collection for air taxi design improvements.
Three Decades of Orbital Robotics Innovation at DLR
DLR’s Robotic and Mechatronics Center has driven significant progress in robotic manipulation technologies for space applications, contributing to sustainable operations beyond Earth.
Simulated Martian Terrain Exploration via Remote Robotic Teams
In a recent collaboration between ESA and DLR, robotic teams were remotely operated by astronauts aboard the International Space Station to navigate and perform complex tasks on a Mars-like terrain, advancing human-robot cooperation for future planetary missions.
