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Geoffrey Biggs updates us on the latest on ROS, and Steve Crowe recaps the recent 2025 ICRA event.

Kilted Kaiju, the latest release of ROS 2, is the first Zenoh bridge middleware for robotics developers to come out as ROS 1 sunsets.

Jorgen Pedersen, an industry veteran and former CEO of RE2 Robotics, will take the top spot at the Pittsburgh-based consortium.

Artedrone is trying to raise a €20 million Series B funding round to finalize its preclinical work and fund the first-in-human studies.

Mbodi AI says it turns natural language and demonstrations into precise, reliable robot actions ready to run in production.

The new MotionCam-3D Color (Blue) sensor enables more robust and accurate scanning for industrial applications, says Photoneo.

Rainbow Robotics said it is working to expand its mobile robot footprint through its U.S. subsidiary in Chicago.

Automate 2025 was an opportunity to see the latest trends in industrial robotics and automation, which are still growing.

Robotics and other automation for manufacturing have five basic needs that humanoids cannot yet meet, said Teradyne’s Ujjwal Kumar.

TRON1 from LimX Dynamics now offers an add-on arm that enable mobile manipulation tasks with the robot.

Simbe Vision’s new capabilities include low-stock detection, product recognition, similarity detection, and shelf-to-stock comparison.

Boston Dynamics has added capabilities for scalable fleet management and insights from inspection data to Orbit 5.0 for Spot.

The Robot Report editorial team traveled to Detroit to attend Automate 2025. This episode is packed with our firsthand observations.

Saildrone plans to deploy the first four Saildrone Voyagers in the Baltic Sea in June 2025 under contract to the Danish Armed Forces.

Orbbec recently unveiled the Gemini 435Le, the latest addition to its stereo vision lineup.

New NVIDIA Isaac GR00T humanoid models will be available on Hugging Face, and RTX PRO 6000 workstations and RTX PRO servers can accelerate simulation, training.

NVIDIA Connect brings together emerging and established technology companies such as Ekso to accelerate product development.

RealMan Robotics debuted AI-powered robotic arms and modular platforms, highlighting innovations for manufacturing, research, and healthcare.

Persona AI said it has already signed an agreement with HD Hyundai to deploy humanoid robots into shipyards.

ABB said the painting system is both sustainable and resource-saving, and it began operating in the Mercedes facility earlier this year.

MIT researchers have developed the E-BAR system to assist older adults in safe movement around the household.

Here’s the scoop on six new product announcements from Automate 2025 that you might have missed so far this week.