Software / Simulation

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.

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

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

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.

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

Resolver is a SaaS offering from Realtime Robotics that uses motion planning and simulation to speed up robot application development.

ABB said it will continue fusing its precision hardware with artificial intelligence and software to enable further autonomy and versatility.

SEER Robotics outlines the capabilities of its M4 Smart Logistics Management System and the Visualization Series Products.

Pony.ai said continuous design optimizations have also reduced the total amount of bill-of-materials costs by 70%.

The new Helm.ai Driver predicts the future path of the self-driving vehicle in real time using only camera-based perception.

KUKA said iiQKA.OS2 operating system combines the core of its automation system software with a modern user interface and modular safety.

Hugging Face has acquired Pollen Robotics, fostering open-source robotics for research, education, and embodied AI.

Now, with MoveIt Pro and Inverse3 combined, developers can generate high-quality training data for robot learning pipelines.

In this free webinar, executives from ABB, Ambi Robotics, and Plus One will discuss how AI and robotic picking have evolved.

FlexxCORE is a low-code environment for composing and running Transformers – powerful translation driver connectors.

The AI Accelerator is a toolkit designed by Teradyne Robotics company Universal Robots to enable the development of AI-powered applications.

Sanctuary AI uses Isaac Lab to train its hydraulic hands to perform cutting-edge manipulation tasks, in simulation and in reality.

NVIDIA GTC is in full swing in San Jose. This article recaps the second day of the event including CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote presentation.

Generative and embodied AI may lead to general-purpose robots, but developers must avoid speed bumps, says Converge.

SEER Robotics says its safety robot controllers are among the offerings that make it a ‘one-stop shop’ for robot builders.

DeepMind said both new Gemini models enable a variety of robots to perform a wider range of tasks than ever before.