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Building and programming autonomous robots at the York Micromaze Hackathon

Folasayo Ogundipe and UK RAS STEPS 11 Sep 2026

From 25–27 August, UK RAS STEPS members came together for a three-day Micromaze Robot Hackathon.

Robotics roadmaps from around the world spotlight of the month: United States of America

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) 09 Sep 2026

US robotics researchers and industry are looking for a cohesive national robotics strategy.

Could robots help tackle loneliness? BBC’s Ann Droid raises questions about the future of care

The Conversation 07 Sep 2026

While the series exaggerates what robots can currently do, some of the technology it depicts is already being tested.

Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can

The Conversation 04 Sep 2026

NASA is planning to send three small rovers to the Moon to autonomously compute how to best explore a patch of ground.

Surviving the paper deluge: Notes from an ICRA panel on publishing, LLMs, and the future of peer review

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) 02 Sep 2026

Experts discuss peer-review challenges and possibilities for reshaping the process.

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study

The Conversation 31 Aug 2026

People become more suspicious of a humanoid robot that makes errors, especially when the robot is an expressive conversation partner.

First 11 vs 11 humanoid soccer game played at RoboCup 2026

Lucy Smith 28 Aug 2026

Watch highlights from this historic match.

How green is your robot? And other awkward questions

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) 26 Aug 2026

Robots clean rivers and sort waste, monitor ecosystems, and inspect renewable-energy infrastructure. But even the greenest robot has an environmental footprint.