Mobile robots moving among pedestrians—such as sidewalk delivery robots—often exhibit jerky, unpredictable movement patterns that make them appear shortsighted - or myopic. Read on for more on this topic...

Navigating the journey from today's urban congestion and parking challenges to a hybrid future with AVs May 28, 2025 Most cities see that...

Urban curbside space has emerged as one of the most contested resources in modern cities. Today's curbs, primarily managed for parking, loading zones, and transit stops, are the focal point of a complex ecosystem of competing demands. The Pickup/Dropoff (PUDO) challenge—the need to efficiently coordinate vehicles temporarily stopping to load or unload passengers and goods—has evolved from a simple traffic activity into a critical urban management problem ...

PMRs represent an emerging technological development with potential to transform how we deliver healthcare services.

On January 29th, 2025, URF hosted a very popular webinar, sponsored by the Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility (...

Standardization is fundamental to nearly everything we make, use, and consume - and now is the time to develop standards for mobile robots!

Can PMRs make a city more livable for people with disabilities? or should we continue to ban these PMRs?

On Oct 2nd, URF & CITM brought together a panel of experts to share highlights from recent PMR pilot projects in airport public facilities.

As robots become increasingly mobile in capability and humanoid in form, ... the evolution of robot rights are explored in this post.

What will it mean when PMRs are highly capable to weave and move among pedestrians? This is something without historical or social precedent

We explore the strengths and weaknesses of mobile robots vs fixed cameras to augment human security guards & improve operations.

 Scaling public-area mobile robots (PMRs) in cities faces several barriers, which we explore in this blog post.

PMRs are being designed to provide services that benefit the disability community.

How much should a PMR and its human overseer or teleoperator be able to see and hear within its operational design domain?

What training do you offer to ensure people of all abilities (and their pets) understand what to do when they see your technology?

What will automated driving really be good for? Bern offers his thoughts on the big issues and recommends a new book to our readers.

In any road transportation system, the intersection and its controls represent the locus of greatest complexity and risk.

This is a summary of our recent panel discussion with two experts in the deployment of PMRs. You can also watch on YouTube!

Robotic wheelchairs are increasingly being deployed in airports and hospitals & are likely to find a role in shopping malls, museums & more.

Can public-area mobile robots help you save money and lives? Written by: Lee St James (Nov 2023)