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| Wednesday, January 27 | | · | Kinetica Art Fair 2010 |
| Friday, January 22 | | · | ROBOSTUFF TASTER |
| Wednesday, January 20 | | · | NESTA's iDiscover |
| · | Bremer School |
| Monday, January 18 | | · | IET Symposium on Humanoid Robotics |
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| Saturday, January 16 | | · | RoboCup London Regional Final |
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Have You Robodoodled Today?
robodoodle.open.ac.uk
The Knowledge Media Institute and the Faculty of Technology at the Open University have collaborated to produce a unique public drawing event.
RoboDoodle encouraged children of all ages to log on to a special university website to make a sketch on-line of their own design for a ‘really useful robot’.
RoboDoodle was part of The Big Draw, the festival of drawing which took place throughout the UK in October, which is organised by The Campaign for Drawing. |
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11th Conference Toward Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS’2010)
Posted by ashley on Tuesday, July 27 @ 12:24:35 BST (14 reads)
Topic Conferences & Workshops
| Tuesday 31 August 2010 - Thursday 2 September 2010
Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
www.taros.org.uk
TAROS is a single track conference aimed at the presentation and discussion of the latest results and methods in autonomous robotics research and applications. Taros offers a friendly environment for robotics researchers and industry to take stock and plan future progress.
Plenary Speakers:
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Plenary presentations will be given by Giorgio Metta (IIT, Genoa) on Humanoid Robotics and Geoff Pegman (R.U. Robots, Manchester) on Personal and Service Robotics.
Additional Features:
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- Industrial exhibition
- Industry Workshop on an outlook on personal and service robotics
- Annual meeting of the Virtual Research Centre in Personal Robotics
Please consult the conference’s website for more details: www.taros.org.uk
Programme:
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The full programme is available on the Conference website: www.taros.org.uk
Submissions of papers have been invited in any of the following topics, and in related areas:
* Advanced applications of autonomous robots (industrial and research)
* Advanced materials
* Advanced medical robotics, robots for surgery
* Analysis of robot-environment interaction
* Applications development
* Assistive Robotics
* Autonomous assembly robotics
* Biologically inspired robotics
* Cognitive robotics
* Collective robots
* Developmental robotics
* Hardware issues, devices and techniques, advanced sensor and actuator hardware
* Human-Robot Interaction and Interfaces
* Learning and adaptation
* Long-term Interaction and Operation
* Modeling and analysis of robot models
* Navigation, localization, map building and path planning
* Personal robotics
* Robot autonomy
* Robot vision, sensing and perception
* Robot control architectures
* Robots in education, the arts and entertainment
* Service robotics
* Space and planetary robotics
Travel grants for the Virtual Research Centre in Personal Robotics:
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The annual meeting of the Virtual Research Centre in Personal Robotics will take place during the Conference. Members of the VRC will be able claim partial reimbursements of their travel expenses. See: http://vrcpersonalrobotics.org
Location:
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Plymouth is a friendly historical sea-side town located in the South-West of England. Its University hosts a dynamic and highly rated research community in Robotics and Neural systems. Their robots will be demonstrated at the conference.
Looking forwards to seeing you in Plymouth.
Guido Bugmann & Tony Belpaeme (Co-chairs).
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RoboCup 2010
Posted by ashley on Wednesday, June 30 @ 16:48:19 BST (52 reads)
Topic Information about RobocupJunior UK
| 290 RoboCupJunior teams from 27 countries participated in RoboCup 2010 in Singapore last week (a total of about 1050 children and 400 accompanying adults - the biggest RCJ event ever!).
Seven teams represented the UK - four in Soccer, two in Rescue and one in Dance. Unfortunately, none of them brought home any trophies this year.
Four young women from Prenton High School for Girls in Birkenhead were interviewed for The Gadget Show. Look out for them on one of the episodes in August.
Several animations and video clips from RoboCup 2010 have been posted on YouTube. Start with the Opening Ceremony Video and then view some the linked clips.
Ashley Green was RCJ Co-Chair and Kate Sim was Rescue OC Chair for RoboCup 2010. Ashley will be RCJ General Chair and Nicky Hughes will be Dance OC Chair for RoboCup 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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FLL Body Forward Training Day - 2nd September 2010
Posted by ashley on Monday, May 31 @ 12:01:28 BST (133 reads)
Topic Robot Challenges and Competitions
| With the Body Forward season fast approaching, the partner training day will be held on Thursday 2nd September 2010 in the Wolfson School at Loughborough University. This will include an FLL programme update, a brief review of the Smart Move season, and a training session on the 2010 Body Forward challenge. I would also like to draw on your experience of FIRST LEGO League to determine how the programme could develop and how First Hand Technology can further support the tournament network across the UK and Ireland.
The Educational Benefit of FLL
With more children participating in FLL around the word, an independent study of the educational impact has provided evidence that the work you do is making a real difference to the skills of the children that participate. Through participation in FLL:
* Over 90% of team members had a better understanding of the role science and technology plays in solving everyday problems.
* Approximately 80% of team members reported increased interest in science and technology careers.
* Over 90% of team members reported gains in life and workplace related skills, including the ability to work with others on a team, find information, manage time, problem solve and make effective presentations.
The executive summary can be accessed through the FIRST website www.usfirst.org.
British Science Association CREST Awards
I'm delighted to inform you that FIRST LEGO League has been accredited with the British Science Association CREST Award scheme. CREST is Britain's largest national award scheme for project work in the STEM subjects and was established over 23 years ago. For students, CREST Awards are a tangible recognition of success, and team members will have the opportunity to apply for a Silver CREST Award through participation in FLL. A detailed session will be included on the agenda at the training day in September.
Thank you for your continued dedication to the FIRST LEGO League programme. Questions and feedback are always welcome, so please do not hesitate to contact me if there is anything you would like to discuss.
Simon Davenport
First Hand Technology
sdavenport@firsthandtechnology.org.uk
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Educate NXT
Posted by ashley on Monday, May 31 @ 11:32:40 BST (103 reads)
Topic Robotics Curricula (from schools to HE)
| I am pleased (and excited) to announce that after two years of research, writing, trialing and editing, “Educate NXT” is rolling off the presses at PITSCO (LEGO Education North America) for Worldwide distribution.
"Educate NXT" is a 275-page printed robotics resource for teachers and students. Teachers will find out how to successfully and confidently manage a robotics program within their school. It includes graded student worksheets, extensive teacher sections, animated PowerPoints and additional challenges. Educate NXT is designed to give educators control within the robotics classroom, yet fosters learning freedom and the buzz of student engagement.
I invite all current (and future) Robotics teachers to check out the "Educate NXT" website www.educatenxt.com which gives a very comprehensive overview of this exciting new resource.
Chris Bracken
MacKillop College
Tasmania
cbracken@mackillop.tas.edu.au
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Call for papers : ARCS-10, USA, July 2010
Posted by ashley on Monday, May 17 @ 07:52:03 BST (129 reads)
Topic Conferences & Workshops
| The 2010 International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-10) (website: http://www.PromoteResearch.org ) will be held during 12-14 of July 2010 in Orlando, FL, USA. ARCS-10 is an important event in the areas of Automation, Robotics, Control Systems and related areas. The conference will be held at the same time and location where several other major international conferences will be taking place. The conference will be held as part of 2010 multi-conference (MULTICONF-10).
MULTICONF-10 will be held during July 12-14, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The primary goal of MULTICONF is to promote research and developmental activities in computer science, information technology, control engineering, and related fields. Another goal is to promote the dissemination of research to a multidisciplinary audience and to facilitate communication among researchers, developers, practitioners in different fields. The following conferences are planned to be organized as part of MULTICONF-10.
• International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-10)
• International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-10)
• International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-10)
• International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (CCN-10)
• International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web Technologies (EISWT-10)
• International Conference on High Performance Computing Systems (HPCS-10)
• International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-10)
• International Conference on Image and Video Processing and Computer Vision (IVPCV-10)
• International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice (SETP-10)
• International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (TMFCS-10)
MULTICONF-10 will be held at Imperial Swan Hotel and Suites. It is a full-service resort that puts you in the middle of the fun! Located 1/2 block south of the famed International Drive, the hotel is just minutes from great entertainment like Walt Disney World® Resort, Universal Studios and Sea World Orlando. Guests can enjoy free scheduled transportation to these theme parks, as well as spacious accommodations, outdoor pools and on-site dining — all situated on 10 tropically landscaped acres. Here, guests can experience a full-service resort with discount hotel pricing in Orlando.
We invite draft paper submissions. Please see the website www.PromoteResearch.org for more details.
Sincerely,
John Edward
jeedward@yahoo.com
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Moonbots
Posted by ashley on Wednesday, May 12 @ 14:06:02 BST (99 reads)
Topic Robot Challenges and Competitions
| A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge!
MoonBots is an exciting new contest that challenges teams of students (ages 9 and up) and adults from around the globe to learn about robotics, the Moon, and space exploration by designing and constructing a LEGO® MINDSTORMS robot that performs simulated lunar missions.
The MoonBots challenge is divided into two phases:
Phase 1 (April 15-May 28)
During Phase I, teams study the Moon's surface and an illustration of the challenge field and use the results of this study to digitally design a LEGO MINDSTORMS robot that can solve the MoonBots challenge. A team of judges select 20 teams to move on to Phase II.
Phase II (June 21-August 14)
During Phase II, teams are given a LEGO MINDSTORMS set and a MoonBots challenge field and must build their robot and solve the lunar challenge. A live, online video demonstration caps the team experience!
Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams of Phase II with the grand prize being a trip for the team to the LEGO Company headquarters in Billund, Denmark! All Phase II team members will receive a two-year subscription to Wired magazine.
To learn more or register a team, visit www.MoonBots.org! Registration is open April 15-May 15. There is no cost to participate.
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TAROS’2010
Posted by ashley on Wednesday, May 12 @ 13:55:22 BST (128 reads)
Topic Conferences & Workshops
| 11th Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems
Tuesday 31 August 2010 - Thursday 2 September 2010
Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
www.taros.org.uk
Overview:
TAROS is a single track conference aimed at the presentation and discussion of the latest results and methods in autonomous robotics research and applications. Taros offers a friendly environment for robotics researchers and industry to take stock and plan future progress.
Plenary Speakers:
Plenary presentations will be given by Giorgio Metta (IIT, Genoa) on Humanoid Robotics and Geoff Pegman (R.U. Robots, Manchester) on Personal and Service Robotics.
Call for contributions:
TAROS-10 welcomes submissions from senior researchers and research students alike, and will specifically provide opportunities for research students and young research scientists to present their work to the scientific community. An indicative list of topics is provided below. A best paper price will be awarded.
Special Session on Personal and Service Robotics:
Submission are encouraged in this area of rapid growth, e.g. on user needs and experiences, technical progress and bottlenecks, and all relevant forms of scientific developments.
Industry Workshop:
An extra half day has been added to this year’s edition, to host an industrial symposium on developments in service robotics, on 2 September 2010. Interested companies so far include Engineered Arts, Elumotion, Merlin Systems, RUR Robots, Swarm Systems. Please consult the conference’s website for more details.
www.taros.org.uk
List of topics:
Submissions of papers are invited in any of the following topics, and in related areas:
* Advanced applications of autonomous robots (industrial and research)
* Advanced materials
* Advanced medical robotics, robots for surgery
* Analysis of robot-environment interaction
* Applications development
* Assistive Robotics
* Autonomous assembly robotics
* Biologically inspired robotics
* Cognitive robotics
* Collective robots
* Developmental robotics
* Hardware issues, devices and techniques, advanced sensor and actuator hardware
* Human-Robot Interaction and Interfaces
* Learning and adaptation
* Long-term Interaction and Operation
* Modeling and analysis of robot models
* Navigation, localization, map building and path planning
* Personal robotics
* Robot autonomy
* Robot vision, sensing and perception
* Robot control architectures
* Robots in education, the arts and entertainment
* Service robotics
* Space and planetary robotics
Extended deadline for submission: 31May 2010.
Submission instructions are given at www.taros.org.uk.
Travel grants for the Virtual Research Centre in Personal Robotics:
The annual meeting of the Virtual Research Centre in Personal Robotics will take place during the Conference. Members of the VRC will be able claim partial reimbursements of their travel expenses. See: http://vrcpersonalrobotics.org.
Location:
Plymouth is a friendly historical sea-side town located in the South-West of England. Its University hosts a dynamic and highly rated research community in Robotics and Neural systems. Their robots will be demonstrated at the conference.
Looking forwards to seeing you in Plymouth!
Guido Bugmann & Tony Belpaeme (Co-chairs)
Guido Bugmann, PhD
Reader in Intelligent Systems
School of Mathematics and Computing
University of Plymouth, PSQ A309
Drake Circus
Plymouth PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
tel: +44 (0)1752 58 62 15
fax: +44 (0)1752 58 63 00
email: gbugmann@plymouth.ac.uk
web: http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/soc/staff/guidbugm/bugmann.htm
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Junior teams to represent UK at RoboCup 2010
Posted by ashley on Wednesday, April 28 @ 08:11:34 BST (216 reads)
Topic
| The following teams have qualified to represent the UK at RoboCup 2010 in Singapore on 20-24 June:
PRIMARY DANCE
Tithe Farm Lower School - Shelah Surgey
The Performers
Arden Bliss
Courtney Grimes
Jack Keeling
Ben O’Sullivan
Callum Painter
Kelsey Riley
Sheldon Til*****
SECONDARY RESCUE A
Warwick School - Martyn Colliver
NXT-Byte
Oliver Quirke
Sandeep Thomas
PRIMARY RESCUE A
Prenton High School for Girls - Patsy Lofthouse
Jolly
Jodie Lunt
Prenton High School for Girls - John O’Neill
Rover
Jessica Smith
SECONDARY SOCCER A light
Out-of-school team - Catherine Wightwick
TechnoBotts Robotics
Eric Wieser
Andrew Wightwick
Oliver Wightwick
SECONDARY SOCCER A open
Prenton High School for Girls - John O’Neill
Jolly Rover
Hannah Grisdale
SOCCER B open
Prenton High School for Girls - Patsy Lofthouse
Prenton Rovers
Holly Peirce
PRIMARY SOCCER A
St. Anselm’s College - Paul Davis
St. Anselm’s
Isaac Callaghan
Jake Dolan
Matthew Hogarth
James Power
Alexander St. John
Alexander Strother
Matthew Westby
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Robots and gaming on the timetable at hi-tech school
Posted by ashley on Wednesday, April 28 @ 07:48:56 BST (116 reads)
Topic International News
| Andrew Webb visits the San Diego school where robot building plays a major role in the curriculum. Student Kit Haggard filmed some of this report.
The moment you walk into San Diego's High Tech High you realise this is a school unlike most others....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8631641.stm
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Call for papers: ARCS-10, USA, July 2010
Posted by ashley on Monday, March 15 @ 07:19:18 GMT (258 reads)
Topic Conferences & Workshops
| The 2010 International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-10) (website: www.PromoteResearch.org) will be held during 12-14 of July 2010 in Orlando, FL, USA. ARCS-10 is an important event in the areas of Automation, Robotics, Control Systems and related areas. The conference will be held at the same time and location where several other major international conferences will be taking place. The conference will be held as part of 2010 multi-conference (MULTICONF-10).
MULTICONF-10 will be held during July 12-14, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The primary goal of MULTICONF is to promote research and developmental activities in computer science, information technology, control engineering, and related fields. Another goal is to promote the dissemination of research to a multidisciplinary audience and to facilitate communication among researchers, developers, practitioners in different fields. The following conferences are planned to be organized as part of MULTICONF-10.
• International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-10)
• International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-10)
• International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-10)
• International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (CCN-10)
• International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web Technologies (EISWT-10)
• International Conference on High Performance Computing Systems (HPCS-10)
• International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-10)
• International Conference on Image and Video Processing and Computer Vision (IVPCV-10)
• International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice (SETP-10)
• International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (TMFCS-10))
MULTICONF-10 will be held at Imperial Swan Hotel and Suites. It is a full-service resort that puts you in the middle of the fun! Located 1/2 block south of the famed International Drive, the hotel is just minutes from great entertainment like Walt Disney World® Resort, Universal Studios and Sea World Orlando. Guests can enjoy free scheduled transportation to these theme parks, as well as spacious accommodations, outdoor pools and on-site dining — all situated on 10 tropically landscaped acres. Here, guests can experience a full-service resort with discount hotel pricing in Orlando.
We invite draft paper submissions. Please see the website www.PromoteResearch.org for more details.
Sincerely,
John Edward
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