The successful integration of public-area mobile robots (PMRs) into urban environments depends fundamentally on understanding their relationship with urban planning. While technological capabilities and regulatory frameworks matter, the physical, spatial, and institutional infrastructure of cities ultimately determines PMR operational effectiveness.

What if, by 2032, Brisbane becomes home to something unprecedented: the world's first major international sporting event significantly supported by autonomous robotaxis?

Please enjoy this post from our European membership liaison, Francisco Javier Martin Romo about his experience with PMRs in airports.

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...