The first-ever operating system for cognitive robots, CognitiveOS, and METDrive, an end-to-end autonomous vehicle navigation technology, were introduced by scientists from the Intelligent Space Robotics Laboratory at the Skoltech Center for Systems Engineering. The innovations were showcased at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2025, Core A*), held in Atlanta, USA.

Artem Lykov, first author of the study, PhD students from the Intelligent Space Robotics lab (Skoltech Centre for Digital Engineering)

"CognitiveOS is the first operating system designed for cognitive robots that can run on different robotic platforms. It consists of nine modules that help the robot to perform complex tasks in the real world. Depending on the task, the modules can be customised, modified or disabled and new ones can be added. This makes the system flexible and scalable compared to traditional approaches. CognitiveOS simplifies the work of researchers and developers, depriving them of the complexities of creating a system from scratch.

Experiments have shown that the system performs well, adapts to different environments, and outperforms other models in the Logical Reasoning category. The authors also provide code and data to reproduce the system."

Zion Guo, first author of the study, PhD students from the Intelligent Space Robotics lab (Skoltech Centre for Digital Engineering).

"This article introduces the METDrive system, which enhances autonomous driving through the use of multi-modal data. It analyzes both static and dynamic aspects of road conditions, making driving safer. METDrive utilizes vehicle state data (steering angles, throttle, route information) and sensor inputs to predict future paths. The authors proposed a special loss function that takes temporal changes into account.

The system was tested on CARLA benchmarks, where it demonstrated good results: 70% overall driving score, 94% route completion rate, and 0.78 violation count. This showcases its effectiveness under real-world conditions."

ICRA 2025 – IEEE’s Premier International Conference on Robotics and Automation. This year’s conference gathered 7,000 top researchers, industry leaders, and business representatives to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and drive progress in robotics for the benefit of society.