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Over 1000 teachers trained to use Thymio in Switzerland
Over the past 4 years over 1000 teachers in Switzerland have been trained to use Thymio in the classroom, more than half of them were trained last year alone, showing the rapid growth in interest.
Announcement of a new NCCR Robotics associate PI: Laura Marchal Crespo
We are happy to announce that Prof. Laura Marchal-Crespo from ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, has joined our NCCR Robotics community as associate PI in December 2017. Please join us welcoming Prof. Marchal-Crespo – her competences will be a great contribution to our research. – Dario Floreano (NCCR Director) and Robert Riener (NCCR Co-director) Laura Marchal-Crespo is an Assistant Professor at the …
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Elias Mueggler PhD Defense
Elias Mueggler (Scaramuzza Lab), defended his PhD thesis about Event-based Vision for High-Speed Robotics in June with the final grade of Summa Cum Laude.
Prix Zonta for Margarita Chli
Professor Margarita Chli, NCCR Robotics Professor, was awarded the Prix Zonta 2017 for her research on machine vision. With this prize the Swiss Zonta Clubs honor women for their achievements in the scientific and technical field. Margarita Chli receives the prize from Anne Gerhards, President Zonta Switzerland (Picture: Clelia Zoller) The award ceremony under the …
EPFL will be involved in Switzerland’s first Digital Day
On 21 November, digitalswitzerland will organize this country’s first Digital Day with events in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano and Chur, as well as on EPFL’s campus. Over 40 supporting partners will be joined that day by Swiss President Doris Leuthard and Federal Councilors Johann Schneider-Ammann and Alain Berset. What does digitization mean for Switzerland and the …
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On November 9, 2017 Robotics Perception Group (RPG) hosted 30 kids for the Zukuntfstag
Workshop organized by NCCR Robotics PI
The IEEE Swiss Circuits and Systems and Electron Devices chapter and the Institute of Neuroinformatics, UZH-ETH Zurich, invite you to participate in the upcoming workshop 2017 IEEE Swiss CAS Real-time Deep Learning Workshop The workshop aims to promote lively interaction by short talks, demos/poster sessions and a concluding apero. Date: Tuesday Dec 5, 2017, 10:00-18:30; …
Varileg Exoskeleton by Gassert Lab featured in SUVA accident prevention campaign
Through the story of Werner Witschi, find out more about how the Varileg Exoskeleton developed by Gassert lab is used for rehabilitation situations. Presentation and videos on SUVA website
FOLDAWAY wins first stage of Venture Kick
Congratulations to FOLDAWAY, an NCCR Robotics spin off, for winning the first stage of Venture Kick! FOLDAWAY, aims to develop ultra-portable and low cost origami haptic interfaces. FOLDAWAY interfaces allow the user to experience an advanced level of interaction with the virtual world that is based on the sense of touch. To find out about …
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