University of Lincoln, UK
Researchers have programmed a robot that is able to understand and react to human movement. The team, based at the University of Lincoln, UK, have developed a computational model which focusses on the essence of movement, representing the relative movement of human and robot in relation to one another. This enables the robot to reason…
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…
Researchers from across Europe are visiting the University of Lincoln as part of a 2.4 million Euro project. Dr Xujiong Ye, from the School of Computer Science, is hosting the MyHealthAvatar consortium on 25th and 26th February. MyHealthAvatar is a three-year European Commission project designed to provide a computing platform that offers access, collection, sharing…
Lincoln’s School of Computer Science was again an official site of the Global Game Jam (GGJ). More than 50 jammers joined from all over the UK in what is becoming one of the School’s most enjoyable events. The GGJ is the world’s biggest hackathon focused on games development, which this year involved more than 28,000…
An article by Dr Ben Kirman and Tom Feltwell, from the School of Computer Science, is featured on news analysis and opinion website The Conversation. The piece discusses the issues that arise when social networks crash, following the server error which brought down Facebook, Instagram and Tinder for about 50 minutes earlier this week. The…
A fantasy videogame designed by University of Lincoln graduates has been listed in the top 51 British games to look out for this year and could soon be released on one of the largest PC gaming marketplaces. In Hashtag Dungeon players can generate and share their own content via Twitter. Top videogame blog Kotaku UK…
The University of Lincoln, UK, has entered into a special agreement to enhance NATO’s research capacity at an international level. Lincoln’s School of Computer Science Military Education Group is delivering a training programme to military personnel from NATO’s Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC). One of the JAPCC’s main aims is to be NATO’s catalyst…
Visitors to The Collection in Lincoln can meet a very special robot during EU Robotics Week later this month. Linda the robot, from the University of Lincoln, UK, will be guiding visitors to exhibitions in the museum as part of European Robotics Week from 24th to 30th November 2014. Linda is one of six robots…
3D-printed robots from the University of Lincoln, UK, have taken their first overseas trip to attend Europe’s largest annual technology event in Dublin. Web Summit, which runs from 4th to 6th November 2014, has been called ‘the best technology conference on the planet’. MARC (Multi-Actuated Robotic Companion) and TAMMIE (Technologically Advanced Multi-Modal Interactive Entity), two…