![Data Distribution Service (DDS) vulnerabilities](/images/blog/Data-Distribution-Service.jpg)
More about DDS and how to secure it. If you're currently using Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2), this material is especially relevant to securing your robots. A couple of months ago, a research team discovered thirteen safety flaws that affect some of the core implementations of DDS, the intermediate software by default found in ROS 2.
![Patients are receptive to interaction with robots](/images/blog/Robotic-Vital-Signs-01_0.jpg)
The study found that patients like interacting with robots designed to assess symptoms in a non-contact manner. In times of public distancing, the use of robots for specific medical interactions appears to be a promising method of reducing personal contact between healthcare staff and ill patients. Nevertheless, a key question needs to be answered: how will patients react to the presence of a robot in the doctor's office?
![DHL commits $15 million to robots](/images/blog/DHL-commits-15-million-to-robots.jpg)
Boston Dynamics has secured its first customer for its Stretch robot. Boston Dynamics is best known as a manufacturer of four-legged robots and dancing humanoid robots with two legs, but beyond that, the company is working on commercial applications. Boston Dynamics will provide a fleet of Stretch robots to all DHL logistics warehouses across North America over the next three years.
![Digital modeling and the perfect espresso](/images/blog/Digital-modeling-and-the-perfect-espresso.jpg)
With a century-old history, Italian high-end coffee machine manufacturer Gruppo Cimbali has used digital twins to do away with physical prototypes and lay the groundwork for creating an IoT-connected product as a service. Coffee shop customers probably don't pay much attention to the espresso machine on which the barista makes their morning coffee. But in fact, it's a marvel of technology that combines retro design with cutting-edge digital technology. It's a coffee machine that uses digital modeling in the process.
![Firefighting Robots - Dreams or Reality?](/images/blog/firefighting-robots-dreams-or-reality.jpg)
At the mention of "fire robot," most of us imagine robot firefighters will bring with them and send it to the very hell where no firefighter can enter. That is, a robot sheathed in armor that is not afraid of fire and flame. But there are other fire robots, or somewhat robotic fire complexes, installed in premises to extinguish a fire in the early stages. Here we will talk about them.
![Los Angeles Fire Department unveils first robotic firefighter](/images/blog/fire-department-unveils-first-robotic-firefighter.jpg)
The Los Angeles Fire Department's newest piece of equipment, with its bright yellow armored hull, tank-like treads, plow, and water cannon, is more like a "Star Wars" hero than a firefighter's combat helper. The RS3 mini-robot tanker is a fire destroyer capable of delivering a potent batch of water or foam and penetrating hard-to-reach areas for firefighters. LAFD was the first fire department in America to receive this new robotic system, preparing them for any fire disaster!