Over the next few decades, the continuing urbanization and overall growth of the world´s population is projected to add 2.5 billion people to the cities woldwide, meaning more than ever, what happens in cities is shaping our world. Smart City Expo World Congress is the leading event for cities, committed to leveraging the implementation and follow-up […]
This week, when you could see a manhole cover being opened in the streets of Barcelona, it could have been because of ECHORD++. Our projects ARSI and SIAR were undergoing field tests to demonstrate the abilities of the robots developed in the second phase of our PDTI scheme. It was truly fascinating to see the […]
Hi Tech & Industry Scadinavia is the biggest tech and industry expo in Scandinavia. The event, taking place from 3 – 5 October 2017 at MCH Messecenter Herning, Denmark, sets the frame for knowledge sharing, inspiration, business and network for everyone working within or related to the industry. Within the sub-expo focused on automation you […]
MARS, the robot system for planting and accurate documentation, has won the AGRITECHNICA Innovation Award in silver. Three years ago, AGCO/Fendt and Hochschule Ulm launched the ECHORD++ MARS experiment (Mobile Agricultural Robot Swarms). The project has developed a robot system for high-precision planting, which has now been tested in the field. Now, MARS has won […]
Hubs, Platforms and Pilots in Horizon 2020: for clusters, companies, researchers – this is the title of a workshop held by Innovation Norway, the Industrial Development Corporation of Norway (SIVA) and the Research Council of Norway. The event is dedicated to help potential participants to explore possibilities in the aforementioned areas and to prepare for upcoming European […]
You don’t need to travel to get a realistic impression of what the ECHORD++ RIFs in France, Italy and the UK offer. Just step into the 360° videos of our Robotics Innovation Facilities (RIFs) and decide what you want to see. Whether it is the Rethink Robotics Baxter Robot or a 6 axis industrial robot with integrated force/torque sensor, […]
Upon invitation of HyQ-REAL experiment partner Dr. Claudio Semini, our scientific project manager Dr. Yannick Morel will present ECHORD++ at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa. The talk will be held on Monday, July 31st at 11.00 a.m. in “Sala Montalcini” (Auditorium, 1st Floor). Yannick will outline how ECHORD++ promotes the interaction between […]
Workshops – Conferences – Exhibitions – Concerts From September 7th to 13th, Pisa will host the first International Robotics Festival, with a series of events and exhibitions in more than 11 locations throughout Pisa. The event offers an interesting program not only for scientists but also for families and other visitors: apart from conferences and […]
The EU-funded project RobMoSys (Composable Models and Software for Robotic Systems) provides funding for projects which help to create better models, as the basis for better tools and better software, which then allow to build better robotic systems. The first RobMoSys Open Call was opened on July 10th and will be closing on October 9th, 2017 […]
CAIP 2017, the 17th international Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, will take place from 22th – 24th August 2017 in Ystad, Sweden. The 4th Workshop on Recognition and Action for Scene Understanding (REACTS), organised by partners of the CLARC PDTI, is a satellite event of CAIP which will be held also in […]
