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Revolutionizing Healthcare Delivery: The Potential of Public-area Mobile Robots
PMRs represent an emerging technological development with potential to transform how we deliver healthcare services.
Mar 303 min read


Exploring Human-Robot Interaction: Webinar Recording and Highlights
On January 29th, 2025, URF hosted a very popular webinar, sponsored by the Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility (...
Feb 53 min read


Accessibility and PMRs
Can PMRs make a city more livable for people with disabilities? or should we continue to ban these PMRs?
Oct 20, 20248 min read

Public-area mobile robots are a civilizational-scale experiment
What will it mean when PMRs are highly capable to weave and move among pedestrians? This is something without historical or social precedent
Sep 15, 20249 min read


Accessibility lessons for robot makers
What training do you offer to ensure people of all abilities (and their pets) understand what to do when they see your technology?
Apr 28, 20242 min read


Social Acceptance of PMRs
This is a summary of our recent panel discussion with two experts in the deployment of PMRs. You can also watch on YouTube!
Mar 8, 20244 min read

PMR use case: Robotic Wheelchairs improve Accessibility in Airports, Hospitals & more
Robotic wheelchairs are increasingly being deployed in airports and hospitals & are likely to find a role in shopping malls, museums & more.
Jan 29, 20247 min read
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