From rats to robot navigation and beyond

Date: 
Fri, 17/04/2015 - 13:30 to Sat, 18/04/2015 - 16:45
Location: 
EM.183 Earl Mountbatten Building, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS
Speaker: 
Michael Milford
Queensland University

Abstract: The brain circuitry involved in encoding space in rodents has been extensively tested over the past forty years, with an ever increasing body of knowledge about the components and wiring involved in navigation tasks. The learning and recall of spatial features is known to take place in and around the hippocampus of the rodent, where there is clear evidence of cells that encode the rodent's position and heading.

BBC visit Edinburgh Centre for Robotics

Submitted by Cat Andrade on Wed, 25/03/2015 - 10:53

At the beginning of March The Edinburgh Centre for Robotics played host to the BBC's Science editor, David Shukman. He visited both the Heriot-Watt University and University of Edinburgh sites, and got a taste of our current research. It was a great way to showcase the facilities, technology and research that the centre has to offer.

The BBC spent time with a number of academics associated with the centre with Centre co-director Professor David Lane explaining  that there is ''a global race to be the country that develops the best smart robots". 

Centre Directors visit Japan as part of UK-Japan robotics mission

Submitted by Cat Andrade on Fri, 20/03/2015 - 13:18

In February of this year,  Professors David Lane and Sethu Vijayakumar, Directors of the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics spent a week in Japan, a visit organised by The British Embassy’s Science and Innovation department. The visit's main objective was to highlight the strength of UK institutions, industries and start-ups to the Japanese market.

Dr Patricia Vargas secures funding from Royal Society - Newton International Exchanges Scheme

Submitted by Cat Andrade on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 12:28

Dr Patricia Vargas, Outreach and Public Engagment lead at the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, has just secured funding from The Royal Society-Newton International Exchanges (Newton Fund) Scheme.

This will support her work which is in collaboration with the Brazilian Neuroscience Institute .

Congratulations Patricia!

Centre for Doctoral Training Open Day - 27th Feb 2015

Date: 
Fri, 27/02/2015 - 12:30 to Sat, 28/02/2015 - 15:45
Location: 
Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9AB
Speaker: 
N/A

CDT Open Day – 27 February 2015, 12:30 - 16:00
Whether you’ve already applied or plan to apply to the CDT in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, come along to the CDT Open Day at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. Meet the directors and current students, learn more about the programme, and have the opportunity to have your questions answered.

Co-Director of Edinburgh Centre for Robotics- Sethu Vijaykumar TEDx Talk

Date: 
Thu, 19/02/2015 - 09:30 to Fri, 20/02/2015 - 17:45
Location: 
George Square Lecture Theatre, George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LD
Speaker: 
Sethu Vijaykumar

The annual TEDx University of Edinburgh event is taking place on 19th Feburary and has Edinburgh Centre for Robotics co-director Sethu Vijaykumar on the bill along with 12 other speakers. For tickets to this event, and more information on TEDx please visit http://tedxuniversityofedinburgh.com/