Social media round-up from #IROS2025 - Robohub

The 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2025) was held from October 19 to 25, 2025, in Hangzhou, China. The event featured a comprehensive program including plenary and keynote talks, workshops, tutorials, forums, competitions, and debates. An exhibition allowed companies and institutions to showcase their latest robotics hardware and software innovations. Social media coverage highlighted various activities and demonstrations, such as a modular legged wheel design by DirectDriveTech and a live demo of the G1 robot by Unitree Robotics. Notably, 16-year-old Jared K. Lepora was recognized as the youngest presenter, demonstrating a dexterous robotic hand in the Educational and Emotional Robots session. The conference brought together leading experts in robotics, AI, and intelligent systems to explore advancements at the human-robotics frontier. Highlights included discussions on integrating specialist and generalist approaches to physical AI and insights from conference chairs Professor Hesheng Wang and