Conference planning meeting
Date:
Mon, 06/06/2016 - 09:00 to Tue, 07/06/2016 - 08:45
Location:
Informatics Forum
Induction for new Robotics students 2016 (Heriot-Watt University)
Date:
Thu, 08/09/2016 - 09:30 to 14:30
Location:
Heriot-Watt University, room D01.24 Lyell Building
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
We look forward to welcoming new RAS CDT students to our induction event at Heriot-Watt University. The schedule for the day is as follows:
09:30 – 09:45 Welcome coffee
09:45 – 10:00 RAS CDT introduction – Incoming students
10:00 – 10:30 RAS CDT introduction – CDT Directors
10:30 – 12:00 Tour of facilities (2 groups – 2 leads)
12:00 - 12:30 Health and Safety Briefing and Allocation of desk space
12:30 – 13:30 Networking lunch
Deadline for submission of dissertations (2015 cohort)
Date:
Fri, 19/08/2016 - 12:00 to Sat, 20/08/2016 - 11:45
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
Further information
University of Edinburgh led students: http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/diss/timetable.html
Heriot-Watt University led students: please refer to the guidelines e-mailed to you on 8th July.
2015 Cohort Presentations
Date:
Tue, 02/08/2016 - 00:00 to 23:45
Location:
Informatics Forum, 2.33 / HWU room EM2.33
Speaker:
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics Students
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
To be comparable with other MSc, students will make 30 min presentations.
University of Edinburgh led students will present in the IF, room 2.33, 9am - 12.45pm with coffee break and lunch afterwards.
Heriot-Watt led students will present at HWU, room EM2.33, 11.30pm - 5:00pm with lunch and a coffee break.
ECR at the Edinburgh International Science Festival
Submitted by maragon on Mon, 11/04/2016 - 16:10This year, the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics took part in a number of events at the Edinburgh International Festival (26th March - 10th April). Below, we detail our activities during these past few weeks.
Executive Meeting
Date:
Thu, 05/05/2016 - 14:00 to Fri, 06/05/2016 - 15:45
Location:
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
Please contact the CDT administrator to request minutes from previous meetings.
Robot Lab and 'Technologies of the Future: Today' at the Edinburgh International Science Festival
Submitted by maragon on Mon, 04/04/2016 - 12:13James Garforth, Edinburgh Centre for Robotics student, organised the events Robot Lab and Technologies of the Future, Today. Robot Lab ran from 26th to the 30th March in the National Museum of Scotland and consisted of a series demos that showcased the research carried out at the Centre by current students. Technologies of the Future, Today took place on 30th March in Summerhall. Carson Vogt, Iris Kyranou, Agamemnon Krasoulis, Sandy Enoch and Wolfgang Merkt gave talks about robots and showed some demos.
Robotics in the UK & US (Robot RUKUS)
Submitted by maragon on Mon, 04/04/2016 - 10:28On Thursday 31st March, the British Consulate General Boston and UK Trade & Investment organised panel sessions with UK roboticists and leaders from the New England robotics community. The three-panel sessions covered the role of robotics in healthcare, autonomous systems, and defence applications.
3DT and Friends
Date:
Thu, 26/05/2016 - 00:00 to 23:45
Location:
Informatics Forum
CDT in Robotics & Autonomous Systems, CDT in Data Science, CDT in Pervasive Parallelism
This one-day event will showcase the research of postgraduate students from across the Centres for Doctoral Training and institutes in the School of Informatics.
The event is jointly organised by the:
The ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference and the Computer and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE)
Date:
Sun, 21/08/2016 - 00:00 to Wed, 24/08/2016 - 23:45
Location:
Charlotte, North Carolina
The ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference and the Computer and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2016) is the world's leading research conference in mechanical engineering. IDETC/CIE 2016 consists of 11 conferences including The 40th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference.