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Robinson–Patman Act
The Robinson–Patman Act is a 1936 amendment to the Clayton Act that prohibits sellers from charging different purchasers discriminatory prices for commodities of like grade and quality.
Roblox ban protests in Russia
Roblox ban protests in Russia: children's and parents' demonstrations and 63,000 complaint letters after Roskomnadzor blocked Roblox on December 3, 2025, over child-safety and LGBT-propaganda claims; the ban was lifted June 10, 2026.
Robolohikum
Robolohikum (Робологікум), Academy of Knowledge and Development, is an interactive children's science and robotics center at Adrenalin City in Lutsk, Ukraine, with ten themed departments, weekend workshops, and links to the Museum of Technical Progress.
RoboParty (萝博派对)
RoboParty (萝博派对), formally Shanghai RoboParty Technology Co., Ltd., is a Shanghai startup founded by Huang Yi in 2025 that develops fully open-source bipedal humanoid robots, raising nearly RMB 500 million.
Roborock (Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.)
Roborock, also known as Beijing Roborock Technology, is a Chinese company founded in Beijing in 2014 that makes robot vacuums, floor scrubbers, and robotic mowers, and led the global cleaning-robot market in 2025.
Robosen
Robosen, also known as Robosen Robotics (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd, is a Chinese consumer robotics company in Shenzhen that makes app- and voice-programmable transforming entertainment robots, including Hasbro-licensed Optimus Prime.
Robosoft Technologies
Robosoft Technologies is an Indian digital-solutions and app-development company founded by Rohith Bhat in Udupi, Karnataka, in 1996, serving clients like McDonald's and HSBC and acquired by Japan's TechnoPro Holdings in 2021.
Robot Era
Robot Era (星动纪元) is a Beijing humanoid robotics startup founded in 2023 by Tsinghua professor Chen Jianyu, maker of the ERA L7 humanoid and the ERA-42 AI model.
RobotEra (北京星动纪元科技股份有限公司) (星动纪元)
RobotEra (星动纪元) is a Beijing humanoid-robot startup founded in August 2023 by Chen Jianyu under Tsinghua University's technology-transfer policy, the only embodied-intelligence company Tsinghua directly holds equity in.
Robotic Research OpCo, LLC
Robotic Research OpCo, LLC, doing business as Forterra, is a Clarksburg, Maryland autonomous-vehicle company founded in 2002 that makes the AutoDrive kit for trucks and buses and has raised about $460 million.
Robust decision making
Robust decision making (RDM) is an iterative stress-testing method developed at RAND by Robert Lempert, Steven Popper, and Steven Bankes that seeks strategies performing well across many plausible futures.
Robyn Denholm
Robyn Denholm is an Australian business executive who has chaired Tesla's board since November 2018, replacing Elon Musk under the SEC settlement, after executive roles at Telstra and Juniper Networks.
Robyn Gabel
Robyn Gabel is an American Democratic politician who has represented Illinois's 18th House district since 2010 and has served as Illinois House Majority Leader since 2023, after leading a health advocacy nonprofit.
Robyn Kennedy
Robyn Kennedy is an American Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the First Worcester District, born and raised in Worcester, where she worked in state and local government before joining the Senate.
Robyn Stone
Robyn Stone is an American health policy researcher who studies aging and long-term care and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2014.
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (born 1957, Ouagadougou), Burkinabé banker and politician, MPP founder, prime minister 1994-1996, National Assembly president 2002-2012, and President of Burkina Faso 2015-2022 until the January 2022 Damiba coup.
Roch Thériault
Roch Thériault (Moïse, 1947–2011) was a Canadian cult leader who founded the Ant Hill Kids in Quebec and Ontario, was convicted of assault and of the second-degree murder of Solange Boilard, and was killed by an inmate at Dorchester Penitentiary in 2011.
Rochdale child sex abuse ring
Nine men were convicted in the Rochdale child sexual exploitation case in 2012. Later prosecutions and an independent review exposed wider abuse and repeated failures by police and public agencies.
Rochdale Principles
The Rochdale Principles, also called Principles of the Rochdale cooperative, are the rules of co-operative organization drawn from the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, founded in England in 1844 and codified by the International Co-operative Alliance.
Roche Holding (Swiss pharmaceutical company)
Roche Holding AG is the Basel-listed holding company of Roche, a Swiss pharmaceutical and diagnostics group founded in 1896 and known as the world's largest biotechnology company.
Rochel Gelman
Rochel Gelman, born 1942, is an American developmental psychologist at Rutgers University known for showing that preschool children know far more about number than earlier theories allowed.
Rochelle Nguyen
Rochelle Nguyen is an American Democratic politician representing the 3rd district in the Nevada Senate since 2022, after serving in the Nevada Assembly from 2019 to 2022.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology, formerly the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute and often called Rochester Tech, is a private university in Rochester, New York, formed in 1891.
Rochester racial slur video incident
The Rochester racial slur video incident: Shiloh Hendrix called a Black autistic boy a slur at Soldiers Field Park in April 2025; Sharmake Omar's viral video led to charges and a 2026 split verdict.
Röchling Automotive
Röchling Automotive is the automotive division of the family-owned German Röchling Group, headquartered in Mannheim, which develops plastic vehicle parts including aerodynamics and battery solutions.
Rochus Misch
Rochus Misch (1917–2013), German Waffen-SS Oberscharführer, served as Hitler's bodyguard, courier, and telephone operator 1940–1945 and was the last surviving occupant of the Führerbunker, later a memoirist.
Rock balancing
Rock balancing, also called stone stacking, is the art of stacking stones into sculptures without adhesives, using balance points, gravity, and friction. Covers cairn history, mechanics, competitive stacking, and environmental impact in parks.
Rock Bridge High School
Rock Bridge High School (Rock Bridge Senior High School), a public grades 9-12 school in southern Columbia, Missouri, opened 1973, named for Rock Bridge State Park; Bruins, Kelly green and gold, about 2,056 students, ranked 44th of 367 Missouri high schools.
Rock Hsu
Rock Hsu (许胜雄) is a Taiwanese electronics executive who co-founded Kinpo Electronics in 1973 and chaired Compal Electronics for 32 years until 2024, now leading the Kinpo Group.
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island Arsenal is a 946-acre active US Army installation on an island in the Mississippi River, established by Congress July 11, 1862. The largest government-owned and operated US arsenal, it houses RIA-JMTC weapons manufacturing, the Army's only remaining foundry, and over 80 tenant organizations.