Merge pull request #301 from JdeRobot/issue290-jmplaza2

Description of project#8 on industrial robots for GSoC-2025

Author: jmplaza

_pages/activities/gsoc/2025.md

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 title: "GSoC 2025"
 
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 - **Mentors**: Pedro Arias (pedro.ariasp AT upm.es) and Shashwat Dalakoti (shash.dal623 AT gmail.com)
 
 
-## Project #8: Robotics Academy: improvement of autonomous driving exercises
+## Project #8: Robotics Academy: improvement of industrial robotics exercises with MoveIt2 and ROS2
 
-**Brief explanation**: We have several exercises related to Autonomous Driving in our Robotics Academy: [Autoparking](https://jderobot.github.io/RoboticsAcademy/exercises/AutonomousCars/autoparking/), [Road junction](https://jderobot.github.io/RoboticsAcademy/exercises/AutonomousCars/car_junction/), [Obstacle Avoidance](https://jderobot.github.io/RoboticsAcademy/exercises/AutonomousCars/obstacle_avoidance), etc.. The main goal of this project is to update the Car Junction exercise, upgrading the car models, its template and its frontend in Robotics Academy. In addition, a new model of the autonomous car, with Ackermann dynamics, was developed last year. Another goal of this GSoC project is to improve the simulated car model to include onboard a LIDAR sensor, making it even more realistic and similar to Waymo autonomous cars in real life.
+**Brief explanation**: A few years ago we developed some exercises on industrial robots using MoveIt1 and ROS1-Noetic. A Work-In-Progress from the JdeRobot Industrial Robotics Working Group is the support in RoboticsAcademy to MoveIt2 and ROS2. A proof of concept has already been developed and it opens the door to new applications with manipulators (pick-and-place, palletizing...). Developing an easy API for the programming of industrial robots, similar to other solutions such as RAPID from ABB is an open topic. The main goal of this project is to integrate, refine this support and develop a new exercise regarding manipulation. 
 
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-- **Skills required/preferred**: Gazebo, URDF, ROS2, REACT
-- **Difficulty rating**: easy
-- **Expected results**: updated and operating new release of the Car Junction exercise at RoboticsAcademy
-- **Expected size**: small (~90h)
-- **Mentors**: Apoorv Garg (apoorvgarg.ms AT gmail.com) and David Valladares (d.valladaresvigara AT gmail.com)
+- **Skills required/preferred**: Gazebo, URDF, ROS2, MoveIt2
+- **Difficulty rating**: medium
+- **Expected results**: updated and operating new exercise on industrial robot manipulation
+- **Expected size**: medium (~175h)
+- **Mentors**: Diego Martín (diego.martin.martin AT gmail.com) and Pankhuri Vanjani (pankhurivanjani AT gmail.com)
 
 
 ## Project #9: BT-Studio: a tool for programming robots with Behavior Trees