University of Lincoln, UK
Linda, the University of Lincoln’s STRANDS robot, met up with colleagues Bob and Lucie ahead of being deployed in working environments. The trio are part of a group of six robots involved in the £7.2 million collaborative STRANDS project aimed at creating mobile robots that are able to operate independently, based on an understanding of…
Computer Science students will be exhibiting their projects during a two-day event on Wednesday, 14th May to Thursday, 15th May. All students, staff and visitors are welcome to the event which will include presentations from Postgraduate by Research students and final year undergraduates. The event runs from 9.30am to 5pm on both days and will…
3D-printed robots from the School of Computer Science were one of the highlights of a recent national engineering event. Dr John Murray took MARC (Multi-Actuated Robotic Companion) to the Get up to Speed with Engineering and Manufacturing event in Sheffield on Tuesday, 8th April. MARC is one of two robots being used to help scientists…
Computer Science postgraduate researchers took part in the annual Postgraduate Student Conference held at the University of Lincoln on Thursday, 3rd April. This year the focus of the conference was on Methods and Methodologies, the use and applications of which unites postgraduate students across subjects and disciplines. The aim of the conference was to provide…
A project involving researchers at the University of Lincoln and the team at Lincoln Cathedral will see members of the public using a new Smartphone application to preserve and share their memories of events associated with local historic sites. The ‘Crowd-Curated History’ project, being led by academics from Media, Computer Science and History subject areas…
School pupils are creating their own state-of-the-art 3D worlds thanks to youth charity The Prince’s Trust. The University of Lincoln is hosting young people from two local schools, Lincoln Castle Academy and Caistor Yarborough Academy, who are taking part in The Prince’s Trust xl club, designed to support young people in developing the skills and…
A 3D-printed robot will be one of the star attractions at an annual event aimed at inspiring the next generation of manufacturers and engineers. MARC (Multi-Actuated Robotic Companion) will interact with visitors to the Get up to Speed with Engineering and Manufacturing event in Sheffield on Tuesday, 8th April. Created by Dr John Murray from…
The first of three workshops for a new research project looking at creating new videogames will take place this week. Led by the Games Research Group at the University of Lincoln, the Performance and Games Network involves several researchers from Lincoln’s School of Computer Science, including Dr Patrick Dickinson, Dr Duncan Rowland, Dr Conor Linehan, Dr…
Two specialists in human-computer interaction have joined the growing team at the University of Lincoln’s School of Computer Science. Dr John Shearer and Kathrin Gerling will be continuing their research into interactive technologies that have a purpose beyond entertainment. Ms Gerling is particularly interested in how motion-based interfaces can be used by people with special…