# \#robot

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## [Chinese legged/humanoids banned in USA, what are the alternatives?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/chinese-legged-humanoids-banned-in-usa-what-are-the-alternatives/57040)

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**Author:** [@martincerven](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/martincerven)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/chinese-legged-humanoids-banned-in-usa-what-are-the-alternatives/57040 "2026-07-29T12:36:25Z")

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Just saw that newly imported Chinese legged and humanoid robots are now banned in USA, what other alternatives are there? I know Unitree had ROS interface in both Go2 dog and G1 humanoid (and you could jailbreak cheap ba…

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## [2D-Scan Merger for ROS2!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/2d-scan-merger-for-ros2/55274)

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**Author:** [@ali.pahlevani](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ali.pahlevani)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/2d-scan-merger-for-ros2/55274 "2026-06-15T12:39:47Z")

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:high\_voltage: If your robot runs multiple 2D LiDARs and you need a single, unified scan for SLAM, obstacle avoidance, or any downstream algorithm → this is the tool you’ve been looking for. Most solutions make you pa…

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## [Humanoid Robot RL Bootcamp (Spain, June 17–19) — Sim-to-Real Training](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/humanoid-robot-rl-bootcamp-spain-june-17-19-sim-to-real-training/54360)

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**Author:** [@YUHONG\_LIN](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/YUHONG_LIN)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/humanoid-robot-rl-bootcamp-spain-june-17-19-sim-to-real-training/54360 "2026-05-25T14:45:00Z")

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Hi ROS community, We are organizing a 3-day Humanoid Robot Reinforcement Learning Bootcamp in Barcelona (June 17–19, 2026), focused on practical workflows for training and deploying control policies on humanoid robots. …

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## [New tutorial package release: MELFA ROS2 iQ Platform](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-tutorial-package-release-melfa-ros2-iq-platform/44493)

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**Author:** [@offinliu](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/offinliu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-tutorial-package-release-melfa-ros2-iq-platform/44493 "2025-06-27T08:14:23Z")

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Hi ROS community, We would like to announce the release of our first tutorial package MELFA ROS2 iQ Platform :tada: This package provides a guided tutorial with examples to integrate Mitsubishi Electric PLC and HMI wit…

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## [DDS for Robotics Certificate Training in Barcelona, Spain | April 24 – 26, 2024](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/dds-for-robotics-certificate-training-in-barcelona-spain-april-24-26-2024/36489)

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**Author:** [@YUHONG\_LIN](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/YUHONG_LIN)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/dds-for-robotics-certificate-training-in-barcelona-spain-april-24-26-2024/36489 "2024-04-11T14:40:36Z")

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DDS for Robotics Certificate Training Understand DDS to maximize the potential of your ROS 2-based robotics system. Overview: Learn how DDS works for ROS2-based robots and solve DDS-related problems when your robotics…

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## [Stop losing time on system software with Nova Orin](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/stop-losing-time-on-system-software-with-nova-orin/36738)

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**Author:** [@ggrigor](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ggrigor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/stop-losing-time-on-system-software-with-nova-orin/36738 "2024-03-28T18:42:18Z")

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Are you losing time :sob: on system software, instead of working on your solutions to robotics problems? Fixing bugs in drivers, tuning them, and doing time synchronization to get them to acquire data at the same time s…

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## [Introducing BotBox - A New Robot Lab to Teach Robotics and ROS](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/introducing-botbox-a-new-robot-lab-to-teach-robotics-and-ros/36761)

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**Author:** [@YUHONG\_LIN](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/YUHONG_LIN)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/introducing-botbox-a-new-robot-lab-to-teach-robotics-and-ros/36761 "2024-03-21T15:19:56Z")

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Barcelona, 21/03/2024 – Hi ROS community, we are excited to announce a new product from The Construct - BotBox Warehouse Lab. BotBox offers a comprehensive robotics lab-in-a-box, providing educators with the tools they …

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## [Nova Carter AMR for ROS 2 w/ 800 megapixel/sec sensor processing](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nova-carter-amr-for-ros-2-w-800-megapixel-sec-sensor-processing/34215)

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**Author:** [@ggrigor](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ggrigor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nova-carter-amr-for-ros-2-w-800-megapixel-sec-sensor-processing/34215 "2023-10-23T23:07:53Z")

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At ROSCon we are announcing the release of Nova Carter, a reference AMR for robotics development and research. Nova Carter was jointly developed with Segway Robotics, for autonomous robotics development including acc…