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by John Payne

12 November 2012

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.

These tiny drones are powered by sound

EPFL 24 Aug 2026

EPFL engineers have designed acoustic cavities that convert sound waves into thrust, propelling small robots and ultralight aerial vehicles without on-board actuators or electronics.

#AAMAS2026 blue sky award winner: Foundation world models for agents in changing environments

AIhub and Lucy Smith 21 Aug 2026

Hear from the AAMAS 2026 Best Blue Sky Paper Award winner.

Robotics roadmaps from around the world spotlight of the month: Japan

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) 19 Aug 2026

Robots have been a prolific theme in Japanese pop culture and media since the 1950s