University of Lincoln, UK
A robot being developed to help elderly people stay independent and active for longer has been named by residents of three local care homes where it is going to be tested. As part of the ENRICHME project – pioneering robotics research funded by an EU Horizon 2020 grant – residents from LACE Housing Association’s housing…
A 3D-printed robot has performed the official opening ceremony of a new robotics lab at The Priory Academy LSST in Lincoln. MARC (Multi-Actuated Robotic Companion) from the University of Lincoln was the VIP guest who cut the ribbon – literally – on the school’s £110,000 facility. MARC was created by Computer Science lecturer Dr John Murray…
Research reveals robot flaws are key to interacting with humans. Humans are less likely to form successful working relationships with interactive robots if they are programmed to be too perfect. Interactive or ‘companion’ robots are increasingly used to support caregivers for elderly people and for children with autism, Asperger syndrome or attachment disorder, yet by…
Floor washing robots could soon be used to clean large industrial and commercial premises, following a European research collaboration totalling 4.2 million Euros. FLOor washing roBOT, or FLOBOT, will be a large-scale, autonomous floor washing machine, for washing the floors of supermarkets, airports and other big areas that have to be cleaned regularly. Although it…
Following Linda’s recent success as winner of the STRANDS Robot Marathan, Dr Marc Hanheide talks about the multi-million pound research project on Siren FM.
From November 25 to November 29, the six robots from the EU STRANDS project will battle it out for the title of last robot standing in the STRANDS Robot Marathon. The challenge is to autonomously patrol a populated environment for as long as possible, with the aim to cover the most distance in the shortest…
Linda, Lincoln’s mobile robot developed in the STRANDS project, will soon be reaching a first major project milestone: Running autonomously for a total of 30 days. While this seems easy too achieve for today’s industrial robots, Linda has continuously been patrolling an office space at the School of Computer Science University of Lincoln which is…