Hey! Are you a student who wants to use #bevy to do #robotics in #rust?

We've just got a job posting for two remote summer internships through the Google Summer of Code! Check it out at https://discourse.ros.org/t/osrf-google-summer-of-code-2025/42653/1, or hunt down `grey` on the Bevy Discord to ask questions directly :)

Looks super cool!

After running a #robotics workshop in a local makerspace I've donated a #StoRPer kit and set up one of their laptops so that people can go back in the open maker nights and tinker more! #robot #opensource #micropython

Best Paper Award beim #ERF2025
Der autonome E-Scooter soll für nachhaltige Mobilität sorgen. Erfunden haben ihn Forschende des Instituts für Systemtheorie und Regelungstechnik der #UniStuttgart. Auf dem "European Robotics Forum" in #Stuttgart wurde er prämiert.
https://sohub.io/dgw3
#Robotics

Back in the day, there were no excuses to own a robot controlled by your Spectrum
(from #yourspectrum magazine, 1984)

It's time to build

China kurbelt mit Risikokapitalfonds Robotik und KI-Sektor an #robotics #ai #china

https://www.maschinenmarkt.vogel.de/china-kurbelt-mit-risikokapitalfonds-robotik-und-ki-sektor-an-a-b24f4d62646862055f49e4b8ac4085b2/

Tesla falls asleep at the robotaxi wheel...

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/hyundai-launches-ioniq-5-robotaxi-blitz-while-elon-is-busy-doing-other-stuff/

Where in the world is Elon Musk as Hyundai steps all over Tesla's big robotaxi rollout

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/hyundai-launches-ioniq-5-robotaxi-blitz-while-elon-is-busy-doing-other-stuff/

Running a #robotics workshop later this week and wanted to be able to use these much cheaper mecanum wheels with the N20 micro geared motors I tend to use on #StoRPer builds. Spent some time dialling in this #3dprinted adapter in @FreeCAD its working well.

From Alan Kohler’s column ( https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/democracy-climate-change-ai-robotics-war/105085846 ):

“This is a time when clear political vision and decisive leadership is called for, when the stakes for tomorrow's federal budget and the coming election couldn't be higher. Not that you would know it from the grubby squabbles that pass for national debate these days.”

Kohler identifies climate action, the retreat of America from democracy and world order, and China’s lead in robotics as the global trends about to change the world as we know it.

While the ‘grubby’ side of #AusPol in an #AusElection25 year is dull, I think that the #CostOfLivingCrisis cannot be left out as the number 1 issue with the electorate. Every other domestic issue stems from that single focus and the election will be won or lost on that hill IMO.

The one thing I do not completely agree with Alan Kohler is his prognosis for a massive loss of jobs due to #AI and #Robotics . IA is a big marketing campaign and will ultimately fail (though niche markets will continue to benefit from advances in GAI and maybe future AGI developments - but the latter is a big if). As for robotics, we’ve had them for decades (EG. Toyota Factory automation). They are both expensive and not ‘clever’. Moreover, automation of tasks has meant a transfer of human effort to other (new) jobs. In short, the rise in robot use is an indication of society in transition - wherever that leads to..

Lastly, Clear and Decisive leadership is a perennial requirement for good govt no matter the environment in which they must perforce operate. I normally enjoy reading Alan’s columns but not this one so much…

How User Journey Mapping Helps Delivering Real Product Value
#intralogistic #amr #robotics

https://www.arculus.de/user-journey-mapping

#ElonMusk is out here predicting that #Tesla's vaporware Optimus robot will be "the biggest product of any kind of all time." 10 times bigger than any other product ever made by any other company.

Last I checked the Optimus demo a few months ago was so obviously staged/faked that the stock crashed like 10% immediately.

This is what happens when each floor of the pyramid needs to be larger than the last one...

Quando i tuoi studenti hanno fame, ma prima devono terminare l'esercitazione di robotica...

https://peertube.uno/w/2BzPowLAKRoh6SJzQDRECV
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#Robotics #STEM #Automation
@fsfe @scuola

#CNA A look at the robots at Nvidia’s conference

A look at the robots at Nvidia’s conference We took a look at the robots featured at Nvidia's developer conference in San Jose, California on Tuesday (Mar 18). #ai #robotics #robots #nvidia #nvda #news from CNA Video YouTube untuk artikel ini boleh ditonton di sini

https://www.shibuyaworldnews.online/cna-a-look-at-the-robots-at-nvidias-conference/

Walk, Run, Crawl – Atlas at it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I44_zbEwz_w

How the US and Europe seem to completely "miss the boat" when it's about robotics.
"Automation and robotics is currently undergoing a revolution that will enable full-scale automation of all manufacturing and mission-critical industries. These intelligent robotics systems will be the first ever additional industrial piece that is not supplemental but fully additive– 24/7 labor with higher throughput than any human"
https://semianalysis.com/2025/03/11/america-is-missing-the-new-labor-economy-robotics-part-1/
#robotics #AI #geopolitics #china #EU #USA @geopolitics

Researchers are rushing to build AI-powered robots. But will they work?

From @npr: "There are few parts of science and engineering that have a larger gap between expectation and reality than robotics."

https://flip.it/FDYt.N

Oh wow. After seeing this, I feel even more validated in my choice of PhD topic!
This video perfectly illustrates a common failure in multi-agent pathfinding (MAPF): local optimization without global coordination. These robots (likely in a warehouse) are stuck in a deadlock, each trying to avoid the other, but their decentralized decision-making leaves them trapped in a loop.
#MultiAgentSystems #FleetManagement #MAPF #Robotics
Video Credit: reddit/RoyalChris