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Student given $250,000 Virgin Galactic ticket set to be first hijab-wearing space tourist – The National

Posted: February 15, 2022 at 5:07 am

It was a birthday gift that most children could only dream of a trip to outer space.

Zainab Azims parents bought her a seat on a Virgin Galactic suborbital flight when she turned 11, and now she is on the way to becoming the first hijab-wearing space tourist.

Now 19, the Pakistani-Canadian student is of legal age and eligible to fly on a spacecraft using her $250,000 ticket.

Ms Azim visited Dubai on February 11 to speak on a panel at the International Day for Women and Girls in Science at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Before that, she spoke to The National about her expected journey to space and the need to create more opportunities for women in Stem science, tech, engineering and maths fields.

The ticket was a gift from my parents because I always had an interest in space, Ms Azim said, who is co-founder of the non-profit Global Initiative and Vision for Education organisation.

More than 600 Virgin Galactic ticket holders around the world are also waiting for a turn on the spaceplane, which flies above 80 kilometres but does not pass the Karman line the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and the beginning of space.

The first passenger flight, which carried Virgin owner Richard Branson himself, was completed last summer.

But, shortly after, authorities grounded the spaceplane for deviating from its flight path. Virgin Galactic announced that operations would resume at the end of this year.

So it could be a few years until Ms Azim gets her ride to space, but she remains excited.

I am excited, but I know my mum is already scared and we dont even have a date for it yet, Ms Azim said, who is currently a university student in Toronto, pursuing a double major in neuroscience and public policy and a minor in psychology and astrophysics.

Im her only daughter and I have two brothers younger than me, so I do understand her fear. My dad is also excited, but not more excited than me.

Ms Azim would be the first hijab-wearing space tourist, but not the first female Muslim to go to space.

In 2006, Iranian-American businesswoman Anousheh Ansari went to the International Space Station on a self-funded mission for which she paid about $20 million.

Also, Emirati engineer Nora Al Matrooshi is the first Arab female to be selected as an astronaut. She is in line to become the first hijab-wearing astronaut on the space station if she gets a chance to go there before the floating laboratory is retired in 2031.

The UAE's new astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammed Al Mulla at the Address Hotel, Dubai Mall in Dubai. All pictures by Chris Whiteoak

Apart from feeling enthusiastic about the suborbital flight experience, Ms Azim said she also feels uncomfortable about spending such a hefty amount on the ticket.

She hopes that space tourism companies will create programmes that give easier access to those who could not such sums.

I am excited about it, but I want to go to space is not enough for me to spend $250,000 on a ticket, she said.

There needs to be a bigger reason and a bigger goal. It has to create an impact for other people. I don't feel comfortable doing that for myself.

Over the past few years, Ms Azim has participated in many conferences and workshops around the world as a speaker and mentor to encourage young people to pursue their passions in stem.

Last year, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs selected her as a mentor for the Space4Women Network, which runs initiatives to promote gender equality in space fields.

Discrimination against women was rife at Nasa in the 1960s when the space exploration began.

While that gender gap has somewhat narrowed, the space sector continues to be male dominated in some parts of the world.

More than 600 people have flown to space so far, but only 10 per cent of them were women.

British businessman Sir Richard Branson during the launch of Virgin Atlantic Airways on April 6, 1984.

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NASA Extends Operations of the International Space Station – HamletHub

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The International Space Station is a unique laboratory that is returning enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit people on Earth and is enabling our ability to travel into deep space. The Biden-Harris Administrations commitment toextend space station operationsuntil 2030 will enable the United States to continue to reap these benefits for the next decade while U.S. industry develops commercial destinations and markets for a thriving space economy.

As NASA looks forward to a decade of results from research and technology development aboard the International Space Station, the agency is taking steps to ensure a successful transition of operations to commercial services. In response to Congressional direction, NASA has now provided an updatedInternational Space Station Transition Reportthat details the goals for the next decade of station operations leading to a smooth transition to commercial services, the steps being taken to develop both the supply and demand side of the low-Earth orbit commercial economy, and the technical steps and budget required for transition.

The International Space Station is entering its third and most productive decade as a groundbreaking scientific platform in microgravity, said Robyn Gatens, director of the International Space Station at NASA Headquarters. This third decade is one of results, building on our successful global partnership to verify exploration and human research technologies to support deep space exploration, continue to return medical and environmental benefits to humanity, and lay the groundwork for a commercial future in low-Earth orbit. We look forward to maximizing these returns from the space station through 2030 while planning for transition to commercial space destinations that will follow.

Today, with U.S. commercial crew and cargo transportation systems online, the station is busier than ever. The ISS National Laboratory, responsible for utilizing 50 percent of NASAs resources aboard the space station, hosts hundreds of experiments from other government agencies, academia, and commercial users to return benefits to people and industry on the ground. Meanwhile, NASAs research and development activities aboard are advancing the technologies and procedures that will be necessary to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon and the first humans to Mars.

The extension of operations to 2030 will continue to return these benefits to the United States and to humanity as a whole while preparing for a successful transition of capabilities to one or more commercially-owned and -operated LEO destinations (CLDs). NASA has entered into a contract forcommercial modulesto be attached to a space station docking port and awarded space act agreements for design of threefree-flying commercial space stations. U.S. industry is developing these commercial destinations to begin operations in the late 2020s for both government and private-sector customers, concurrent with space station operations, to ensure these new capabilities can meet the needs of the United States and its partners.

The private sector is technically and financially capable of developing and operating commercial low-Earth orbit destinations, with NASAs assistance. We look forward to sharing our lessons learned and operations experience with the private sector to help them develop safe, reliable, and cost-effective destinations in space, said Phil McAlister, director of commercial space at NASA Headquarters. The report we have delivered to Congress describes, in detail, our comprehensive plan for ensuring a smooth transition to commercial destinations after retirement of the International Space Station in 2030.

It is NASAs goal to be one of many customers of these commercial destination providers, purchasing only the goods and services the agency needs. Commercial destinations, along with commercial crew and cargo transportation, will provide the backbone of the low-Earth orbit economy after the International Space Station retires.

The decision to extend operations and NASAs recent awards to develop commercial space stations together ensureuninterrupted, continuous human presence and capabilities; both are critical facets of NASAs International Space Station transition plan.

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Researchers warn that social media may be fundamentally at odds with science – TechCrunch

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A special set of editorials published in todays issue of the journal Science argue that social media in its current form may well be fundamentally broken for the purposes of presenting and disseminating facts and reason. The algorithms are running the show now, they argue, and the systems priorities are unfortunately backwards.

In an incisive (and free to read) opinion piece by Dominique Brossard and Dietram Scheufele of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the basic disconnect with what scientists need and what social media platforms provide is convincingly laid out.

Rules of scientific discourse and the systematic, objective, and transparent evaluation of evidence are fundamentally at odds with the realities of debates in most online spaces, they write. It is debatable whether social media platforms that are designed to monetize outrage and disagreement among users are the most productive channel for convincing skeptical publics that settled science about climate change or vaccines is not up for debate.

The most elementary feature of social media that reduces the effect of communication by scientists is pervasive sorting and recommendation engines. This produces what Brossard and Scheufele call homophilic self-sorting the ones who are shown this content are the ones who are already familiar with it. In other words, theyre preaching to the choir.

The same profit-driven algorithmic tools that bring science-friendly and curious followers to scientists Twitter feeds and YouTube channels will increasingly disconnect scientists from the audiences that they need to connect with most urgently, they write. And theres no obvious solution: The cause is a tectonic shift in the balance of power in science information ecologies. Social media platforms and their underlying algorithms are designed to outperform the ability of science audiences to sift through rapidly growing information streams and to capitalize on their emotional and cognitive weaknesses in doing so. No one should be surprised when this happens.

But its a good way for Facebook to make money, said H. Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals.

Thorp, who also wrote an editorial on the topic, told me that there are at least two distinct problems with the way scientists and social media interact these days.

One is that, especially with Twitter, scientists like to use it to bat things around and openly air ideas, support them or shoot them down the things they used to do standing around a blackboard, or at a conference, he said. It was going on before the pandemic, but now its become a major way that kind of interchange happens. The problem with that, of course, is that there is now an enduring permanent record of it. And some of the hypotheses that get made and turn out to be wrong, overturned in the ordinary course of science, get cherry picked by people who are trying to undermine what were doing.

The second is naivete about the algorithms, especially Facebooks, which put a very high premium on disagreement and informal posts that spread disagreement. You know, my uncle wore a mask to church and got COVID anyway thats going to beat out authoritative info every time, he continued.

As Brossard and Scheufele point out, the combination of these things puts scientists at a distinct disadvantageas some of the very few participants in public debates whose professional norms and ethics dictate that they prioritize reliable, cumulative evidence over persuasive power.

Sadly, there isnt much anyone can do on the science side. Arguably the more they participate in the system, the more they reinforce the silos around themselves. No one is arguing that we should just give up but we really need to acknowledge that the problem isnt just a matter of the science community being less effective communicators on social media than peddlers of disinformation.

Thorp also acknowledged that this is only the latest phase of growing anti-factual tendencies and politicization that goes back decades.

I think people tend to get a little more emotional about this without recognizing its a very simple thing: The political parties arent going to take the same position and when one of those positions is scientifically rigorous, the other is going to be against science, he explained. That the Democratic party is more often on the side of science is true enough, but it has also been on the other side with GMOs and nuclear power, he pointed out. The important thing is not who is for what, but that the two parties define themselves by opposition.

Thats a political party coming to the realization that it was more politically useful to be against science than to be for it, he said. So thats another thing scientists are naive about, saying were not getting our message across! But youre up against this political machine that now has the power of Facebook behind it.

Brossard and Scheufele make a final parallel in the defeat of Garry Kasparov by Deep Blue afterwards, no one called for special training to outplay supercomputers, and no one blamed Kasparov for not playing well enough. After the shock wore off, it was clear to everyone that wed turned a corner not just in chess but in the possibilities of computing and algorithms. (Kasparovs own views have evolved as well, as he told me a while back.)

The same understanding is now here for scientists, they write. Its a new age for informing public debates with facts and evidence, and some realities have changed for good.

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Locus Robotics Recognized by Tracxn as a 2022 Top Emerging Startup – KPVI News 6

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WILMINGTON, Mass., Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Locus Robotics, the leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, has been chosen as a Top Emerging Startup for Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software by Tracxn, a global platform for tracking startups and private companies. Tracxn's annual global listing recognizes the top companies in SCM Software from a range of industries. Locus status as a Unicorn alongside other industry leaders was also recognized, reflecting Locus's latest market valuation.

"Locus Robotics is proud to have been chosen as one of Tracxn's Top Emerging Startups in SCM software," said Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. "We're able to help operators make sense of the huge amount of real-time data our LocusBots provide to deliver an intuitive, predictivetool that's ideal for effective operations planning and labor optimization."

The SCM Software category has over 3,600 startups comprising companies engaged in providing software solutions to execute end-to-end supply chain transactions, supply chain analytics, supply chain risk management and supply chain visibility. This includes companies providing suites of applications for supply chain management, sourcing and procurement solutions, and warehouse management software.

The Tracxn Emerging Award Series recognizes the top companies from across the globe in tech and many other industries. In addition to acknowledging current Unicorns, the Awards also recognize "Soonicorns" (companies with strong short-term potential to become Unicorns) and "Minicorns" (companies which have potential to become Unicorns in the long run). Tracxn's ratings are based on a detailed analysis by internal sector specialist teams coupled with a combination of multiple publicly available signals such as market size, investment by marquee investors, execution excellence and future growth prospects.

About Locus Robotics

Locus Robotics' revolutionary, multi-bot solution incorporates powerful and intelligent autonomous mobile robots that operate collaboratively with human workers to dramatically improve piece-handling productivity 23x, with less labor compared to traditional piece handling systems. Locus helps retailers, 3PLs and specialty warehouses efficiently meet and exceed the increasingly complex and demanding requirements of fulfillment environments. Easily integrating into existing warehouse infrastructures without disrupting workflows, Locus transforms productivity without transforming the warehouse. In 2021 Locus Robotics was named to the prestigious Inc. 500. For more information, visit http://www.locusrobotics.com.

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Autonomous mobile robots in the post-pandemic world – Manufacturing Global

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the challenges facing health workers have come to light. One of the strategies to overcome those challenges is the implementation of robots in healthcare facilities. Robots can help in handling tasks such as disinfection and sterilization, delivery of drugs, food, and waste, and others where human presence is not necessary.

Even though in the times of the pandemic healthcare workers are mostly focused on how to use robots to eliminate human contact there are ways robotics can be used for doctors and remote workers to feel more connected to their clients and co-workers by providing a virtual presence. Virtual assistance and telepresence robots have enabled interactions with patients in isolation wards.

All in all, healthcare robotics has many potentials and the future will show how we will use this technology to improve healthcare standards worldwide.

Disinfecting public places is a challenging problem in the post-pandemic world. A non-intrusive solution to this challenge has been the use of UV-C light. But UV light can adversely affect the human skin. The question has been how to best use UV light and protect human health.

AMRs mounted with UV-C lamps can independently traverse a designated area. Mobile apps create maps with waypoints for robots to traverse. The robots then follow the waypoints as they disinfect the area. The robots also navigate to the charging station when the battery is low, eliminating the need for human contact.

AMRs mounted with sprayer mechanisms can use pre-built maps to navigate contaminated areas. These robots reduce the risk of human exposure to contaminated areas and highly concentrated chemicals.

The post-pandemic world has also seen the rise of Robot as a Service (RaaS). RaaS is a robotic rental solution for B2C and B2B businesses.

RaaS eliminates the initial costs of robot installation, which requires large amounts of knowledge and computing power. This rental service makes AMRs more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises. RaaS enables smaller organisations to enjoy the benefits of flexibility and scalability that AMRs come with. These benefits would otherwise only be available to larger organisations that can afford the installation costs.

Some retail businesses also experience periodic surges in demand. Finding temporary workers during the pandemic is a challenge, and RaaS offers a practical solution. These retailers can rent AMRs to meet the high demand without investing in the equipment.

The post-pandemic world has enhanced the implementation of AMRs in various industries. These robots offer an effective way of dealing with the labor shortage challenge. Though it is not cost-effective for smaller organisations to invest in AMRs, RaaS allows them to use these robots without investing in them.

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Verizon and L.A. Times to enhance storytelling with network-connected robotics – Verizon Communications

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NEW YORK - Verizon and the Los Angeles Times today announced they have entered into an agreement to accelerate the deployment of advanced robotics and other technology from Verizon to expand on the way news is gathered, shared and consumed.

Through the engagement, the companies will work to integrate technologies including 4G-connected drones, 5G-connected ground robots and 3D modeled data, among others, to redefine digital media and add dimension to news reporting and storytelling. The initial focus will be on:

Providing a see what the robot sees experience through high-definition, near real-time video feeds from the robots both in the air and on the ground.

Getting visuals from miles away through the use of ground robots to capture digital stills from onboard cameras in difficult-to-access areas.

By combining Verizons network, edge computing and intelligent software technologies, with the innovative thinkers at the L.A. Times, we have the potential to transform the future of storytelling, said Elise Neel, Senior Vice President of New Business Incubation at Verizon. Verizon is working with partners to innovate in their respective industries and this collaboration is an example of how we are using technology to drive innovation in the industry. Through the work we are doing with the L.A. Times, people from all over the world could have an opportunity to feel like they are immersed in the stories of Southern California.

Robotics, in the air and on the ground, paired with data-driven technology running on Verizons wireless networks, including 4G LTE and 5G Ultra Wideband, will enable news gathering in hard to reach areas. This near real-time data will help the L.A. Times set new benchmarks in how breaking stories are captured and delivered.

At the Los Angeles Times, were always looking for ways to get closer to the news, explain what it means and illustrate the vital stories of California, said Chris Argentieri, President and COO of the L.A. Times. This collaboration with Verizon will allow us to build on our expertise in video journalism, data visualization and product design to create deeply immersive and immediate extensions of our reporting with their best-in-class technologies.

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Thief River Falls robotics teams shine in home tournament. – TRF Radio

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Skills 2nd place CES team Prowler Bots Chester Cullen, Colton Huth, Robert Crandall, Ryder Olsonawski

Saturday February 12 Franklin Middle hosted 34 elementary and middle school robotics teams fromMinnesota and North Dakota at the 3 rd Annual Thief River Falls VEX IQ tournament. In total five teamsfrom Thief River Falls participated in the tournament which was split into two challenges. The first wasthe teamwork challenge in which the teams are paired randomly with other teams other teams to tryand score as many combined points as possible.Through 9 qualification rounds Team XNOR from Franklin middle school ranked first averaging 72.14points per match. This was almost 10 points ahead of 2 nd place team Alpha Males from South MiddleSchool in Grand Forks which averaged 63.71 points. The two teams were paired together in the Finalsand won the teamwork challenge scoring 92 points which was 30 points more than the 2 nd placefinishers Green Wave Robotics from East Grand Forks and Three Amigos from St. Cloud. Also competingin the teamwork finals were the Chocobots from CES finishing 5 th , St. Bernards Robotics finishing 7 th and the Prowler Bots from CES finishing 9 th .The second challenge was the skills challenge. In the skills challenge teams are given 3 chances of oneminute of driver control time to score as many points as possible. They are also given 3 chances of oneminute of autonomous or programmed time to score as many points as possible. They then add thehighest driver score and the highest autonomous score together for a total skills score. Team XNOR fromFranklin Middle School also won the skills challenge with a score of 80 points. This was 10 points aheadof the 2 nd place Prowler Bots which scored 70 points. St. Bernards Robotics also scored 70 points andlanded in 3 rd as the Prowler Bots had a slightly higher programming score. Also ranking in the skillschallenge were the Chocobot from CES ranking 11th with 44 points and the Techno Bots from CESranking 15 th with 34 points.During the tournament teams are also interviewed by a group of volunteer judges and several awardsare handed out for a variety of reasons. None of these of are considered more prestigious than theExcellence award which is considered the highest award in VEX Robotics. This award takes intoconsideration the teams engineering notebook, the teams interview with the judges, the teamsperformance during the qualification rounds of the tournament and the teams skills ranking. Sincethere was more than 10 middle school and 10 elementary school teams at this event there was anExcellence award handed out for each division. The Alpha Males from South Middle School in GrandForks won the middle school award and St. Bernards Robotics from Thief River Falls won theElementary School Division.

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A new CMU exhibition tells the story of Pittsburgh’s robotics innovation – Technical.ly

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Ever wondered how, exactly, Pittsburgh became a leading city for robotics? A new exhibition in town has the answer.

The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries recently opened an exhibition taking a look back at Pittsburghs storied robotics past. Titled Looking Back to Move Forward / A Re:collection of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon, the exhibition brings together over 40 robots and archival artifacts for display, including soccer robots, snake robots, an early-stage autonomous food delivery robot and the Terregator, one of the early iterations of an outdoor autonomous vehicle.

Beyond displaying these robots of yore which are paired with recollections from the innovators who built them the exhibition also explains the unique digital preservation process they require, and what current efforts to keep record of a tech history look like.

The best way to tell CMUs story is to do it honestly as a complex, comprehensive, and nuanced account of successes and failures, inspirations, and warts, said Katherine Barbera, an archivist and oral historian who co-curated the exhibition, in a statement. Through the efforts of The Robotics Project we will ensure that historians, scientists, journalists, filmmakers, students, and other creators from the many fields who rely on archives for historical research are able to access this history and make it part of the public collective memory.

Looking Back to Move Forward exhibition at the Hunt Library. (Courtesy photo)

The public opening of the exhibition comes after the initial launch of The Robotics Project, an interdisciplinary effort to robotics history preservation, in 2019, with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provided funding in 2020. But the idea of working to document the universitys fast-moving tech advances for history is even older than that.

William Red Whittaker, a CMU professor who spearheaded innovation on autonomous vehicle development, was one of the first to suggest a systematic archival process for robotics at the school. His interest in doing so culminated in his founding of the universitys Field Robotics Center in 2018, which focused on transferring photographs and slides from the early 21st century into digital files.

While robots are the main attraction for most people, we hope audiences will appreciate that this project goes beyond the physical items, said the exhibitions other curator, robot archive processing archivist Kathleen Donahoe. The Robotics Project team is building a research collection to investigate the research ecosystem of robotics, create a model for preserving these records, and document the history of the field.

Looking Back to Move Forward advances Whittakers efforts as the inaugural exhibition in CMUs new gallery space in the first floor of Hunt Library on campus. But the exhibition is also available online, through a 360 virtual tour of the space.

The formal recognition of the robotics history in Pittsburgh cements the citys status as a global capital for innovation in the field. In looking back, those working within todays thriving robotics economy can examine the origins and continue learning from the founders that started it all. Particularly as the regions robotics become even more complex (including the commercial launch of autonomous vehicles on the horizon), understanding the pathway of past innovations could illuminate the future of new ones.

Though representations of CMUs robotics past alone is not a comprehensive view of the whole citys work in this field, this exhibition offers a glimpse at what future digital preservation efforts could look like, and dovetails with similar ongoing projects from institutions like the Heinz History Center.

The exhibition opened on Jan. 19 and will run through March 18 in the Hunt Library Gallery on CMUs campus.

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The Global Medical Robotics Market is expected to grow by $ 8.90 bn during 2022-2026, progressing at a CAGR of 23.6% during the forecast period -…

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Open Robotics developing Space ROS with Blue Origin, NASA – Robot Report

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Open Robotics is working with Blue Origin, the sub-orbital spaceflight company founded by Jeff Bezos, and NASA on Space ROS. Space ROS is a version of ROS 2 meant to meet verification and validation requirements aerospace software must meet before being used in a mission.

The Robot Operating System (ROS) been used in space activities for over a decade now. Its use began at ROSCon 2012, where NASA presented its use of ROS in the Robonaut 2 (R2) humanoid robot. NASA switched R2s software over to ROS and used Gazebo, Open Robotics 3D robotics simulator, to build a model of the robot and the International Space Station (ISS).

By 2014, R2, and its ROS-based software, was up and running on the ISS. This was the first confirmed use of ROS in space.

When NASA started working on its next robot, Robonaut 5 (R5), also called Valkyrie, it used ROS from the beginning. It also continued to use Gazebo for testing and development of the robot. R5 later competing in the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

In 2015, NASA held the first Space Robotics Challenge (SRC), a virtual competition to advance robotic software and autonomous capabilities for space exploration missions. For the SRC, teams were challenged to simulate R5 doing habitat preparation tasks. The winner of the competition, Coordinated Robotics, was able to transfer his code from simulation to real robot hardware in one day.

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Brian Gerkey, co-founder and CEO of Open Robotics, is keynoting ourRobotics Summit & Expo, which takes place May 10-11 in Boston. His talk, called Robotics Needs a Babelfish: The Skinny on Robot Interoperability, will discuss how companies are addressing interoperability, and what options are available to vendors, end users, and integrators. Attendees will learn about the history of Open-RMF (Robotics Middleware Framework), best practices for multiple vendor robot interoperability, and future interoperability trends.

NASA uses ROS in other space robots such as Astrobee, the free-flying successor to SPHERES. Multiple Astrobees are at work inside the ISS.

Currently, NASA and Open Robotics are working on the VIPER program. The goal of VIPER is to send a mobile robot to the South Pole of the Moon in 2023. ROS 2 will be in the control loop for the rover.

Blue Origin recently acquired Honeybee Roboticsfor an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close in mid-February, and Honeybee Robotics will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Origin.

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