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Four MEAM Master's students independently competed at IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2024 in Japan. The team, comprised of Saurav Agrawal, Sai Chand Gubbala, Tejendra Patel and Kevin Paulose, took on this challenge with enthusiasm and determination. The team competed the F1tenth Autonomous Grand Prix and the Bots & Bento competition. "The conference and our time in Japan were transformative," comments Paulose in his blog post. "We returned with a deeper understanding of the robotics sector, a network of new connections, and a renewed passion for our work." Read more: https://lnkd.in/ejchQnHW

How is academic research different from industry research in robotics? * Team over individual Team work drives industry teams. There are often many people involved in executing on goals and delivering results in industry. Most papers coming out of industry research labs have multiple co-authors with larger scale demonstrations. * Organization and structure In industry, there is often more organization and structure in terms of engineering and project management. This means that things could be a little slower, but more sustainable as the project evolves and more people get added. * Fast and results-driven execution In industry, fast execution and tangible results are very important. This is slightly different from academic research that could be more fundamental and exploratory. The financial stakes in industry are much higher, which pushes towards rapid predictable progress. * Business context In academia, the individual can guide the research and own the outcome. In industry, many work together towards joint outcomes that are aligned with the organization goals. Those goals are chosen based on real world commercial impact. #robotics #roboticsindustry #roboticsresearch

It has been a very fruitful meeting among the TG coordinators and members of the EuRobotics Board of Directors at Hannover! #robotics #AI #autonomy #eurobotics

What do you get if you gather euRobotics staff, Board of Directors and topic group (TG) coordinators in the same room for a whole day? Quite a lot actually. 🤖 We took a next step in working with the euRobotics roadmap scheduled for preliminary release at the #ERF24. The community of robotics developers, users and regulators in Europe have in the past time given lots of inputs through the topic groups (thank you, all!), and during the meeting we worked further on condensing this further into key aspects for the roadmap. 🤖 We discussed how the robotics community in Europe can best benefit from a new networking platform scheduled for release in January. The platform will serve as a gathering point with information about events, resources and facilitate interaction between robotics enthusiasts and others throughout value chains. 🤖 The euRobotics Innovation Networks represents a strong link between research and the industry and public sector. There are currently 4 innovation networks: DIH-HERO (healthcare), Trinity (manufacturing), agROBOfood (agrifood) and the RIMA Alliance (inspection and maintenance). 🤖 ...and much more :) SINTEF, SINTEF Digital

📢 Want to learn more about our #TECH4EUConstruction cluster? Don't miss our first interview with Dr. Jason Rambach, Dimitris Giakoumis, and Antonio Alonso Cepeda, coordinators of the projects who founded this collaborative initiative to boost digitalisation, automation, and efficiency in construction. 🚀

Testing and simulations are core to every AV program. Here is the story of Teja, which illustrates his journey as TPM at Gatik!

Dive into the thrilling Midweek Mystery of the International Stem & Robotics Championship! 🚀💡 What's the primary function of the circulatory system? Share your answer below, and the correct response could be your ticket to joining the competition! 🌐🔍 #IRSC #MidweekMystery #STEMCompetition #isrc

I am thrilled to announce that our team's line-following robot car has taken 2nd prize in the recent robotics workshop, achieving an impressive 82% accuracy in line following 📊. 💡 Our team's robot car was designed and built to navigate a complex track, following a black line with precision 🚗. The competition was fierce, but our team's dedication to innovation and collaboration 💪 paid off. We are proud of our team's hard work and commitment to excellence 💯. I would like to extend my gratitude to our mentors and team members who contributed to this achievement 🙏. Your expertise and support were invaluable, and we are grateful for your guidance 📝. This achievement is a testament to the power of teamwork and innovation in the field of robotics 🤖. We are excited to apply the skills and knowledge gained from this project to future endeavors 🚀. If you are interested in learning more about our project or would like to collaborate on future robotics projects, please feel free to reach out 📲. We are always looking for opportunities to grow and innovate 💡 #Robotics #LineFollowing #RobotCar #Competition #2ndPrize #Innovation #Technology #Collaboration #GrowthMindset 🤖💻

NVIDIA has unveiled Project GROOT, a new technology aimed at teaching humanoid robots by using real-world and simulated data. GROOT is an advanced program designed to understand language, process video, and learn from demonstrations to determine its next move. So, what's the bottom line? ➡️ Simply put, if you demonstrate a task like cooking or playing the drums to it several times, GROOT can learn to replicate that task by itself. It's a significant leap towards robots performing complex activities autonomously. ♻️ Share this to spread the word about the future of robotics.