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== Cognitive Robotics ==
[https://www.ieee-ras.org/cognitive-robotics/ IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Technical Committee for Cognitive Robotics] 
[[Cognitive Robotics Resources]] (a separate list of links) 

== Competitions ==
[http://parcrobotics.org/ PARC - Pan-African Robotics Competition] 

== Conferences ==
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md7YSiNI0aA IROS 2024 Opening Ceremony Video] 

== Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ==
[https://ieeetv.ieee.org/channels/wie/ieee-ras-women-in-robotics-panel-discussion Best Practices in Robotics Education] IEEE RAS Women in Robotics Panel Discussion 
[https://www.ieee-ras.org/membership/dei-committee IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee] and [https://www.ieee-ras.org/about-ras/governance/member-activities-board/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-committee-dei/ Committee Members] 
[https://www.ieee-ras.org/membership/dei-committee/idea-travel-support/ IDEA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility Travel Support RAS Conferences] 
[https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10355145 IDEA: A New Initiative to Foster Diversity and Inclusion in the Robotics and Automation Society - Women in Engineering] 
[https://blackinrobotics.org/ Black in Robotics] Building Community, Advocating for Diversity, Encouraging Accountability 
[https://robohub.org/iros2020-black-in-robotics-special-series/ Black in Robotics Special Series at IROS 2020 ] 
[https://www.science.org/toc/scirobotics/9/97 Science Robotics Special Issue: Highlighting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of robotics] 
[https://sites.google.com/andrew.cmu.edu/the-no-excuses-list/home The No Excuses List] Women Faculty in Robotics 
[https://www.womeninrobotics.org/ Women in Robotics] 

== Featured Robots ==
[https://beatbots.net Beatbots], including Keepon Pro 
[https://www.elegoo.com/products/elegoo-smart-robot-car-kit-v-4-0 Elegoo robot car] 
[https://www.elegoo.com/collections/robot-kits/products/elegoo-tumbller-self-balancing-robot-car Elegoo Tumbller] 
[https://www.hardware-x.com/article/S2468-0672(20)30026-2/fulltext Eva: facially expressive humanoid robotic head] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OtEKPKdVaI demonstration video] 
[https://www.franka.de/ Franka Emika Robot] 
[https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/haru-an-experimental-social-robot-from-honda-research Haru: An Experimental Social Robot From Honda Research] 
[https://edu.irobot.com/what-we-offer/create-robot iRobot Create 2] 
[https://edu.irobot.com/create3 iRobot Create 3] 
[https://www.robotshop.com/en/lynxmotion-al5d-4-degrees-of-freedom-robotic-arm-combo-kit-no-software.html Lynxmotion AL5D 4DOF Robot Arm] 
[https://store.makeblock.com/ Makeblock] robot kits 
[https://www.mecademic.com/ Meca500 robot arm] 
[https://www.quanser.com/products/qarm/ Quanser QArm] 4 dof 
[https://www.zimmerbiomet.com/en/products-and-solutions/zb-edge/robotics/rosa-brain.html# ROSA ONE Brain]: a robotic platform to assist surgeons in planning and performing complex neurosurgical procedures in a minimally invasive manner 

== Humanoid Robots ==
[https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/technology/humanoid-robots-1x.html Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots] New York Times (read carefully; it's not what it appears to be) 
[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/sep/22/its-the-robot-we-were-all-expecting-like-c3po-why-arent-humanoids-in-our-homes-yet "It’s the robot we were all expecting – like C3PO": why aren’t humanoids in our homes yet?] 
[https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0219843623500226 The Importance of Being Humanoid] 

== Industry ==
[https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/anki-jibo-and-kuri-what-we-can-learn-from-social-robotics-failures Anki, Jibo, and Kuri: what we can learn from social robots that didn't make it] 
[https://www.awarri.com/ Awarri] "Our mission is to enable the development and adoption of advanced AI & Robotics technology on the African continent" 
[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/19/inside-chinas-robotics-revolution Inside China’s robotics revolution] 
[https://blog.x.company/introducing-intrinsic-1cf35b87651 Intrinsic] a new Alphabet company dedicated to facilitating widespread deployment of robotics 
[https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/27/the-real-cost-of-robotics/ The real cost of robotics] 

== Manipulation ==
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UbhIkDkUoc Matches experiment with anesthesia by Dr Roland Johansson] A demonstration of the importance of tactile sensing for manipulation 

== Navigation ==
[https://www.redblobgames.com/pathfinding/a-star/introduction.html A* Algorithm]: a great place to begin 
[http://theory.stanford.edu/~amitp/GameProgramming/ A* Pages]: super place to learn more 
[https://www.growingwiththeweb.com/projects/pathfinding-visualiser/ A* algorithm graphic interactive demo] 
[https://www.kevanahlquist.com/osm_pathfinding/ Pathfinding in maps]: graphic interactive demo of 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR3U1dgc5RE Path planning with A* and RRT & RRT*] 

== Origins ==
[https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/12/19/138508/mighty-mouse/ Theseus] Claude E. Shannon's 1950 maze-learning mouse robot 

== Research ==
[https://ease-crc.org/ EASE - Everyday Activity Science & Engineering]: how human-scale manipulation tasks can be mastered by robotic agents 
[http://www.commsp.ee.ic.ac.uk/~mcpetrou/V19N4O97.htm Maria Petrou's Ironing Robot Challenge] 

== Resources ==
[https://github.com/Kiloreux/awesome-robotics Awesome Robotics]: a list of various books, courses and other resources for robotics 
[[Cognitive Robotics Resources]] separate list of links 
[https://www.human-robot-interaction.org/ Human-Robot Interaction - An Introduction] An online textbook by C. Bartneck, T. Belpaeme, F. Eyssel, T. Kanda, M. Keijsers, and S. Šabanović 
[https://robots.ieee.org/ IEEE guide to the world of robots] (this is a new and improved version of what was already a great website) 
[https://www.ieee-ras.org/ras-university/ IEEE Robotics and Automation University (RAS-U)] 
[https://robotsguide.com/ IEEE Spectrum robotics features ] 
[https://robohub.org/ RoboHub] All the latest news about robotics 
[https://www.theconstructsim.com/ The Construct] A Platform to Learn/Teach Robotics from Zero. Everything from robotics theory to ROS based robot programming 
[http://roboticsprimer.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page The Robotics Primer Workbook] 

== Robot Learning ==

[https://www.i-aida.org/resources/robot-learning/ Robot Learning] a talk by Jan Peters 
[https://sites.google.com/view/hirl-education/home Human-Interactive Robot Learning] a course developed in [https://www.humane-ai.eu/project/tmp-038/ Micro Project TMP-038] as part of the [https://www.humane-ai.eu HumanE-AI-Net Network of Excellence] (click the Home text at the top-right of the page to access the slides) 

== ROS ==
[https://www.cse.sc.edu/~jokane/agitr/ A Gentle Introduction to ROS] 

== Shops ==
[https://www.active-robots.com/ Active Robots] online shop 

== Simulators ==
[https://pybullet.org/wordpress/ Bullet Real-Time Physics Simulation] 

== Societal Impact and Ethics ==
[https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/world-economic-forum-automation-create-jobs-employment-robots Here’s why robots are actually going to increase human employment] 
[https://clawar.org/icres2023/ International Conference Series on Robot Ethics and Standards] 
[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20210701125353/https://epsrc.ukri.org/research/ourportfolio/themes/engineering/activities/principlesofrobotics/ Principles of Robotics] 

== STEM Education ==
[https://meetedison.com/ Edison] 
[https://www.wpi.edu/sites/default/files/docs/Offices/Dean-of-Engineering/Kenechukwu%20Mbanisi%20-%20Promoting%20Innovation%20in%20Rwanda%20through%20Robotics%20Education.pdf Promoting Innovation in Rwanda through Robotics Education] 
[https://www.create-learn.us/blog/stem-robotics/ STEM Robotics] 
[https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-57786-9 Robotics in STEM Education: Redesigning the Learning Experience] 
[https://tech.ed.gov/stem/ Nine dimensions of STEM learning that can be supported by digital technologies] [https://tech.ed.gov/files/2019/10/stem-innovation-spotlights-research-synthesis.pdf PDF Report] (2019) 
[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10956-016-9628-2 Using Robotics and Game Design to Enhance Children’s Self-Efficacy, STEM Attitudes, and Computational Thinking Skills] (2016) 
[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10798-015-9310-7 Experiential learning of electronics subject matter in middle school robotics courses] (2015) 
[https://www.shaperobotics.com/ Shape Robotics] Fable robot 
[https://www.kookaburra.com.au/robotics Robotics in Australian Schools] with extensive list of robot resources, including Sphero, Edison, Ozobot, Makeblock, Bee-bot, Tetrix, Botley, Blue-bot, Cozmo, Strawbees 
[https://tech-labs.com/products/stem-robotics-education Tech-Labs] STEM Robotics Education 
[https://www.steamconnection.org/ The Steam Connection] building the future, one robot at a time 
[https://coderina.org/first-programs/ Coderina] Engaging Youth in STEM Exploration with FIRST® LEGO® League 
[https://www.facebook.com/p/Keza-Education-Future-Lab-100076079992000/ Keza Education Future Lab] for kids aged 3 to 14 
[http://creativity.rw/ Creativity Lab] STEM education using robots 
[https://www.linkedin.com/posts/giz-rwanda_expression-of-interest-activity-7143160663555702784-ibzY/ Design Challenge: Call for proposals to design a robotics program and toolkit to be implemented in Rwandan school curricula] and the resultant [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rwandaict_nationalroboticsprogram-activity-7240653764871782400-WX0Z/ pilot program] with a post on [https://x.com/RwandaICT/status/1834888620534104561 X] 
[https://foundation.ghanarobotics.org/ Ghana Robotics Academy Foundation] 

== Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ==
[https://www.sustainablerobotics.org/ Sustainable Robotics] 

== Vision-Language-Action Models ==
(Also see [[Machine_Learning#Foundation_Models:_Large_Language_Models_.26_Multimodal_Models|Foundation Models: Large Language Models & Multimodal_Models]] and [[Artificial_Intelligence#Limitations_of_AI|Limitations of AI]])

[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/uploads/prod/2023/02/ChatGPT___Robotics.pdf ChatGPT for Robotics: Design Principles and Model Abilities] Microsoft article 
[https://blog.research.google/2023/03/palm-e-embodied-multimodal-language.html PaLM-E: An embodied multimodal language model]; also see [https://palm-e.github.io/ palm-e.github.io] 
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.06817 RT-1: Robotics Transformer for Real-World Control at Scale] arXiv article on RT-1 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuKAp9a6wMs Supplementary video for RT-1: Robotics Transformer for Real-World Control at Scale] Video 
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.15818 RT-2: Vision-Language-Action Models Transfer Web Knowledge to Robotic Control] arXiv article on RT-2 
[https://robotics-transformer2.github.io/ RT-2: Vision-Language-Action Models] RT-2 website 
[https://www.deepmind.com/blog/rt-2-new-model-translates-vision-and-language-into-action RT-2: New model translates vision and language into action] Google DeepMind Blog 
[https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/scaling-up-learning-across-many-different-robot-types/ RT-X: Scaling up learning across many different robot types] 
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.01691 Do As I Can, Not As I Say: Grounding Language in Robotic Affordances] arXiv article on SayCan 
[https://say-can.github.io/ Do As I Can, Not As I Say: Grounding Language in Robotic Affordances] SayCan website 
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.08864 Open X-Embodiment: Robotic Learning Datasets and RT-X Models] arXiv article on Open X-Embodiment 
[https://robotics-transformer-x.github.io/ Open X-Embodiment: Robotic Learning Datasets and RT-X Models] Open X-Embodiment Website 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq_DcZ_xc_E Using an LLM to direct our robot Digit] Agility Robotics video 
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.07843 Foundation Models in Robotics: Applications, Challenges, and the Future by Firoozi et al. on ArXiV] and now in the [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/02783649241281508 International Journal of Robotics Research 2024] 
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.00055 LEAP: LLM-Generation of Egocentric Action Programs] 
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.14379 Robot Learning in the Era of Foundation Models: A Survey] arXiv article 
[https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.08782 Toward General-Purpose Robots via Foundation Models: A Survey and Meta-Analysis] arXiv article 
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-024-00862-2 Will generative AI transform robotics?] Nature Machine Intelligence 
[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.aea7390 Good old-fashioned engineering can close the 100,000-year “data gap” in robotics] Ken Goldberg, Science Robotics 
[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.aea7897#core-R5-1 “Data will solve robotics and automation: True or false?”: A debate] Nancy Amato et al., Science Robotics

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