Innovation Funding Student Pitches
Date:
Mon, 24/09/2018 - 10:00 to Tue, 25/09/2018 - 10:45
Location:
Room 1.35 Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh
European Robotic League Service Robot Competition
Submitted by ls234 on Fri, 31/08/2018 - 11:11Following the success of the first European Robotics League local tournament of the Service Robots (ERL-SR) competition, which was held in January 2018, the Edinburgh Center for Robotics will host its second ERL-SR local tournament, from the 3rd to the 7th of December 2018.
RAS CDT Induction, University of Edinburgh
Date:
Thu, 13/09/2018 - 13:00 to Fri, 14/09/2018 - 12:45
Location:
Informatics Building, Crichton Street
University of Edinburgh
On Thursday 6th September staff and students will provide a warm welcome to our new 2018 cohort.
Agenda:
13:00 - 14:00
Welcome Lunch with all new CDT students and staff – Mini Forum 2, 4th Floor, Informatics Forum
14:00 – 16:00
RAS CDT student welcome meeting and tour of facilities – Room G.07, Informatics Forum
16:00 – 17:00
RAS CDT welcome reception – new and continuing students – Room G.07, Informatics Forum
RAS CDT Induction Day, Heriot-Watt University
Date:
Thu, 06/09/2018 - 00:00 to 23:45
Location:
Robotarium
Speaker:
various
Heriot-Watt University
On Thursday 6th September staff and students will provide a warm welcome to our new 2018 cohort.
Agenda:
09:30 – 09:45
Welcome coffee
09:45 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
RAS CDT introduction – Incoming students
RAS CDT introduction - CDT Directors
10:30 – 12:00
Tour of facilities
12:00 - 12:30
Health and Safety Briefing
Allocation of desk space
12:30 – 13:30
Networking lunch with academics and other cohorts
13:30 – 14:30
Pepper makes an appearance at the LifeCare Centre in Stockbridge
Submitted by ls234 on Tue, 28/08/2018 - 11:04Our social robot Pepper joined and played dominoes at the Dean social club in the LifeCare Centre, Stockbridge. The social club welcomes its elderly members for three half days every week, all of which are packed with social activities, like music, Tai-chi, Dominoes or Scrabble. The mission of the centre is to help Edinburgh’s lonely and isolated over-60’s by providing companionship that is integrated with local communities.
ECR Students on Internships with Adobe, DeepMind, DSTL, Google and Microsoft
Submitted by Ashley Harper on Wed, 22/08/2018 - 12:12Five of the Centre’s students are currently undertaking internships with organisations at the forefront of AI and machine learning technology.
Andrew Brock is interning at DeepMind, where he is engaged in cutting-edge scientific research involving technologies.
Tatiana López-Guevara is about to begin a four month long internship with Google Zurich.
Boris Mocialov is working with Adobe on a system that will predict project development success at early stages using machine learning.
Dr Patricia Vargas on why we need more women in STEM
Submitted by ls234 on Tue, 21/08/2018 - 11:47
Dr Patricia Vargas has contributed to an article that has appeared in Refinery29 magazine entitled 'Why There's A Shocking Lack Of Women Working In Science, Tech, Engineering & Maths.' Her experience differed from many other young girls who were actively encouraged to become involved in STEM subjects when she was told that her passion for STEM and robotics as a 'man's career'. However, Dr. Vargas was clear that if someone tells her she can’t do something she wants to do it more! Dr.
Should robots have rights?
Date:
Fri, 21/09/2018 - 14:30
Location:
ExCeL, London
Speaker:
Dr. Patricia Vargas
Heriot-Watt University
In 2015, two chimpanzees in New York were granted “legal person status” by a court ruling. In 2017, a humanoid robot named SOPHIA was granted citizenship by the Saudi Arabia government. These actions have potentially groundbreaking implications in the field of medical and robot ethics. Join Patricia Vargas, roboethicist and director of the robotics laboratory at Heriot-Watt University as she explores the rights of the machine and whether robots could be ever ethical.
Executive Meeting
Date:
Mon, 10/09/2018 - 10:00 to Tue, 11/09/2018 - 11:45
Location:
Room 5.42, Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh
CDT RAS student wins first place in photography competition
Submitted by ls234 on Fri, 27/07/2018 - 09:23
Congratulations to RAS CDT student Èric Pairet Artau who won 1st place in the @cdt_plural Twitter competition. Cdt_plural is the EPSRC CDT PIADS & EPSRC/MRC OPTIMA CDT led photography competition and Èric's image, "Those existential questions: to be, or not to be", came 1st in the #cdtfunny category. Eric won a £25 @AmazonUK voucher, @Seagate hard drive, @BIGchats membership AND a framed print!