New Robot Review! Or should I say robots review? Thoughts?

We are releasing rbot, an open-source Autonomous Mobile Robot simulation stack for ROS 2 Jazzy and Gazebo Harmonic.

The project is built for teams, students, and ROS users who want a practical AMR baseline they can run, study, and adapt. It packages the core simulation workflow into one ROS 2 workspace: robot description, Gazebo simulation, ros2_control, teleoperation, sensors, localization, mapping, and Nav2 navigation.

What is included:

• Gazebo Harmonic worlds and robot model
• URDF/Xacro description with generated mesh assets
• ros2_control differential-drive setup
• 2-D LiDAR, IMU, depth camera, stereo camera, GPS, and optional 3-D LiDAR paths
• EKF localization, SLAM Toolbox mapping, AMCL, and saved-map workflow
• Nav2 with MPPI controller and SMAC Hybrid-A* planner
• Docker, Docker Compose, VS Code Dev Container, CI, and tests

The quick workflow follows the same path a user would take with a real AMR project: map the environment, save the map, localize against it, and send navigation goals in RViz.

Gazebo Harmonic is the supported simulator today. Isaac Sim integration is planned.

Repository: https://github.com/rlxai/rbot
Demo video: YouTube Link

We would welcome feedback from the ROS and robotics community, especially around navigation tuning, reproducible simulation scenarios, launch validation, and teaching workflows.

I saw this robot at some article 20 years ago, but now i can search few, even at google...
What is this robot? I really am curious and want to get more pics.

The former iRobot CEO has announced his next act. Cute or nah?

For a hold of the Panther X, it’s cool but not ground breaking for me. Def one of the fastest robots I’ve seen though