This lecture covers the International Foundation of Robotics Research, including sponsored meetings and the IFRR board members. It also discusses the technical activities board, global robotics colloquia, and a year-long series of colloquia on various robotics topics. The lecture delves into the interdisciplinary nature of robotics, challenges faced, sensor technologies, modeling, design, actuation, control, and estimation. It also explores perception, reasoning, representations, planning, manipulation, human-robot interaction, and collaboration architectures.