Our director Sethu Vijayakumar has been interviewed for The Royal Society of Edinburgh 'Quiz a Whiz' YouTube video series.
Find out what made Sethu interested in robotics, his research and what he thinks will be the next big thing.
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Please note this event is by invitation only.
The aim of this conference is to provide delegates with an overview of the areas of research in which the CDT students are working, and to provide an opportunity to explore areas of collaboration with the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics.
Thursday 13th October 2016
The agenda is as follows:
09:00 Registration, teas and coffees
09:25 Welcome – Professor Sethu Vijayakumar
We look forward to welcoming new RAS CDT students to our induction event at the University of Edinburgh. The schedule for the afternoon is as follows:
13:00 - 14:00 Welcome Lunch with other Informatics CDT students – Mini-forum 1
14:00 – 16:00 Pitching Skills Workshop – room G07, followed by a tour of facilities
16:00 – 17:00 RAS CDT reception – new, continuing and affliated students - G.07
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics will host Professor Wolfram Burgard in August - Please see below his talk title and abstract -
Probabilistic Techniques for Mobile Robot Navigation
Dr Patricia A. Vargas was invited to write a blog for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering website on ethics and robotics.
The blog can be found here:
http://qeprize.org/createthefuture/living-ethical-robots
Dr. Robert Ambrose is the Principal Technologist for NASA's Game Changing Development Program in the Software, Robotics and Simulation Division. Based at the Johnson Space Center, Robert will be speaking at the first event of Informatics Ventures' 2016/17 series of 'IV Tuesday' talks.
For Robert's full bio and current projects, visit http://gameon.nasa.gov/about/principal-technologist/rob-ambrose/
On 25th May Professors David Lane and Sethu Vijayakumar were invited by the Society of Petroleum Engineers DSATS (Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section) to present their thoughts on how robotics could address some of the challenges faced by the drilling industry.
Of particular interest to the audience was the adoption of automation in drilling, such as remote operation, underwater vehicles, human-machine interface, machine learning, visualization and analytics.
The Fifth Session of the Scottish Parliament (2016-2021) will be marked on 2 July in a ceremony and day of events that will continue the Scottish tradition of bringing together the people, the Parliament and Her Majesty The Queen.
The Edinburgh Centre for Robotics at Heriot-Watt University will be hosting a 3D printing stand to display how 3D printing is used for Research across a number of disciplines in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, and as a science outreach tool to engage schoolchildren.
Plastics, Organs …what else can be 3D Printed!