Seminar and workshop: Current Trends and Technical Challenges in Surgical Robotics

Date: 
Tue, 27/06/2017 - 11:00 to Wed, 28/06/2017 - 10:45
Location: 
Heriot-Watt University, PGC 2.02
Speaker: 
Prof. Jérôme Szewczyk
Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI

Prof. Jérôme Szewczyk will present a talk " Current Trends and Technical Challenges in Surgical Robotics" on Tuesday June 27th at Heriot-Watt University at 11AM in PGC 2.02.  Following this there will be  a half day workshop lead by Prof. Szewczyk and Dr. Mustafa Suphi Erden in WP 3.15 where they will discuss collaboration possibilities in the domain of laparoscopy, laparoscopy skill training and robotic assistance for laparoscopy.

Induction Afternoon new cohort University of Edinburgh

Date: 
Thu, 14/09/2017 - 13:00 to Fri, 15/09/2017 - 12:45
Location: 
Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh

This induction day is mandatory for all students commencing the programme in September 2017.

The schedule for the day is as follows:

13:00 - 14:00   Welcome Lunch with other Informatics CDT students  (4th Floor, Mini Forum 2)

14:00 -16:00    Introduction to Informatics (Room 1.15) 
                        Tour of Facilities

16:00 - 17:00   RAS CDT reception – new and continuing students (G.07)

Induction Day new cohort Heriot-Watt University

Date: 
Thu, 07/09/2017 - 00:00 to 23:45
Location: 
Robotarium Seminar Room, Heriot-Watt University

This induction day is mandatory for all students commencing the programme in September 2017.

The schedule for the day is as follows:

09:30-09:45    Welcome coffee

09:45-10:30    RAS CDT introduction - Professor David Lane, CDT Director, Heriot-Watt University

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

13:30-14:30    Course choices, enrolment completion with Registry

 

Annual Conference

Date: 
Wed, 11/10/2017 - 09:00 to Fri, 13/10/2017 - 16:45
Location: 
Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh Universities

The aim of the 2017 conference is two-fold:

to provide delegates with an overview of the areas of research in which the RAS CDT students are working 

to provide a forum in which academia and industry can open the dialogue about collaborating to seek solutions to real world challenges

Morals and the Machine Training programme (all cohorts)

Date: 
Tue, 10/10/2017 - 00:00 to 23:45
Location: 
G.07 Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh

Guest speakers:

Wendell Wallach http://wendellwallach.com/wordpress/

Professor Tony Prescott https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/dcs/people/academic/tprescott

Dr Sabine Hauert http://robohub.org/author/sabinehauert/

Schedule

9:30 Welcome & Coffee

10:00 Invited Speaker 1

10:45 Invited Speaker 2

11:30 Invited Speaker 3

12:15 Lunch

Creativity@Home training for 2014 & 2015 cohorts

Date: 
Mon, 18/09/2017 - 00:00 to Tue, 19/09/2017 - 23:45
Location: 
Robotarium Seminar Room, Heriot-Watt University

Monday 18th September

09.15 - 09.50

Introduction plus short warm up activity

09.50 – 11.10

Teaching 10 micro-tools for creative thinking

11.10 – 11.30

Break

11.30 – 13.00

Problem Solving Techniques

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch

14.00 – 15.15

Igniting creativity

15.15 – 15.30

Break

15.30 – 16.25

Gamestorming

16.25 – 16.50

Thinking big

16.50 – 17.00

Delegation from China visits Robotarium-East

Submitted by Zoe McGonigle on Mon, 19/06/2017 - 16:13

The Centre was delighted to welcome Mr. Hu Chunhua, Party Secretary of CPC Guangdong Committee, and Mr. Wen Guohui, Mayor of Guangzhou City, as part of a delegation visiting our facilities at Robotarium-East on Monday the 12th of June.  Our Centre Director, Professor Sethu Vijayakumar, gave our distinguished guests a presentation including an overview of our research at the ECR and there were demonstrations of Valkyrie, our Humanoid Robot from our NASA partnership, our Husky UGV and our PR2 Humanoid.

Seminar: Robots, Virtual Environments and Developmental Disorders: Technology Advancement Needs Neurodiversity

Date: 
Thu, 29/06/2017 - 12:00 to Fri, 30/06/2017 - 11:45
Location: 
1.19 Paterson's Land, Moray House School of Education (EH8 8AQ)
Speaker: 
Dr Thusha Rajendran
Heriot-Watt University

Dr Thusha Rajendran from Heriot-Watt University, will present a talk "Robots, Virtual Environments and Developmental Disorders: Technology Advancement Needs Neurodiversity" on Thursday June 29 from 12:00-14:00 in Paterson's Land 1.19, at the Moray House School of Education (EH8 8AQ)