08 / 12 / 2014

Making telepresence robots cooler

PhD candidates Merijn Bruijnes and Robby van Delden from the Human Media Interaction group at UT are the team behind a project titled *Bot. This project is focused on telepresence robots and issues associated with their use. ‘One day we were discussing robotics and we realized that even though robots are certainly cool, not many people use them in a fun way,’ says Bruijnes.

09 / 10 / 2014

Robotics in Alpine Rescue

UT scientists work on robots that aim to save lives in the Alps. On Thursday the 9th of October, Professor Stefano Stramigioli presented a lecture about SHERPA Project. This project stands on collaboration of human rescuers and ground-aerial robots. The robotic technology developed within SHERPA project will assist during rescue missions after avalanches or other incidents occurring in Alpine environment.