Mike Oitzman

California, Cleveland, Kentucky, Nevada City, United States

Editor at WTWH Media LLC

Co-Host at The Robot Report Podcast

The Mobile Robot Guide is the ultimate online resource for commercial autonomous mobile robots.

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Recapping Robotics Summit & Expo 2025

1 week ago | therobotreport.com | Mike Oitzman

In Episode 198 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Nicolaus Radford, co-founder and CEO of Persona AI. The company said it is commercializing a multi-purpose humanoid to personify AI, enabling the next wave in robotics. No longer are robots confined to the factory floor performing pick-and-place, welding, or painting. They are now also capable of tasks traditionally reserved only for human-level coordination and mobility, said Persona AI.
Watch Atlas humanoid adapt to changing environment

1 week ago | therobotreport.com | Mike Oitzman

Boston Dynamics published a new video highlighting how its new, electric Atlas humanoid performs tasks in the lab. You can watch the video above. The first thing that hits me from the video is how Atlas showcases its real-time perception. The video shows how Atlas actively registers its frame of reference for the engine covers and all the picking/place locations. The robot continually updates its understanding of the world to handle the parts effectively.
Veho and RIVR team up for wheeled, legged robot parcel delivery pilot

1 week ago | therobotreport.com | Mike Oitzman

The RIVR mobile robot is equipped with a secure package-carrying ‘backpack.’ | Credit: RIVRThe future of e-commerce delivery is rolling into Austin. Veho Tech Inc., an alternative parcel-delivery platform, has teamed up with Swiss robotics innovator RIVR to launch a robotic delivery pilot program.
Recapping Robotics Summit & Expo 2025

2 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Mike Oitzman

In Episode 197 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Geoffrey Biggs, CTO of the Open Source Robotics Foundation. He updates us on the recent ROS 2 Kilted Kaiju release, the pending ROS 1 sunset, and the future of OSRF. The conversation was recorded live at the 2025 Robotics Summit and Expo. Co-host Steve Crowe also recaps his recent trip to the annual ICRA event, which this year was held in Atlanta, GA. Steve talks about all of the humanoid robot demos, and other robotics demos at the show.
Kilted Kaiju ROS 2 release details are available

2 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Mike Oitzman

Kilted Kaiju, the eleventh release of ROS 2, significantly enhances communication features and aims to make the latest version of the Robot Operating System more accessible, particularly for users unfamiliar with advanced middleware tuning. Kilted Kaiju is also the 1.0 release of Zenoh bridge middleware, which provides full support for Zenoh binaries that can be downloaded and used immediately.
TRON1 robot extends its reach with a new optional arm

2 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Mike Oitzman

Mobile manipulation can take many forms. TRON1 is a cute two-legged mobile robot, reminiscent of the AT-ST walker in Star Wars. It is one of the primary offerings of LimX Dynamics. Exhibiting at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Atlanta this week, LimX is targeting the biped at research applications. Founded in 2005, the Shenzhen, China-based company said it is developing “general-purpose robotics” and working toward artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Automate 2025 recap

2 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Mike Oitzman

In Episode 196 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre review last week’s Automate event, which they both attended. The podcast features interviews with leadership at ABB and Teradyne Robotics, the parent company of Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots. Oitzman also names his pick of the most innovative robot at the trade show, presented by CeiliX.
Recapping Robotics Summit & Expo 2025

4 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Mike Oitzman

In Episode 195 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Giovanni Campanella, the industrial automation and robotics general manager at Texas Instruments. Show timeline6:30 – Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center13:20 – Mike interviews Giovanni Campanella, industrial automation and robotics general manager at Texas Instruments (TI).
Sonair debuts ADAR, a 3D ultrasonic sensor for autonomous mobile robots

4 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Mike Oitzman

Sonair, a sensor technology company in Oslo, Norway, is set to debut its ADAR (Acoustic Detection and Ranging) sensor to North American audiences at Automate 2025 next week in Detroit. Designed to boost safety in collaborative human-robot workspaces, ADAR aims to improve how autonomous mobile robots perceive and interact with their surroundings. “Safety just got a lot simpler — and better adapted to detect people,” stated Knut Sandven, CEO of Sonair.
Amazon's Vulcan robot uses force sensing to stow items

1 month ago | automatedwarehouseonline.com | Mike Oitzman

Amazon is opening new automation opportunities by deploying its first robots that leverage force and touch sensing to improve material handling tasks. One of the classic applications for robots at Amazon warehouses is centered around the “goods to person” (G2P) solution with the Kiva robots. The Kiva mobile robots present movable shelves, stocked with inventory, to a stationary human picker. The human associate picks a specific item for a specific customer order and singulates it for shipment.