University of Lincoln, UK
A robot called Linda developed by computer scientists at the University of Lincoln, UK, has appeared on Channel 4’s Gadget Man. In the fourth series of the technology show, presenter Richard Ayoade test-drives new technological devices designed to make life easier. In an episode exploring the theme Health and Safety, aired at 8.30pm on Monday…
Linda the robot is generating a great deal of interest at the Universities Week event at the Natural History Museum in London. The specialist mobile robot is one of six currently being programmed to act intelligently in real-world environments, with the ultimate aim of being able to support security guards or staff in care homes. She is…
Members of the public will have the opportunity to meet Linda the robot at a week-long celebration of university research at the Natural History Museum in London. Linda is a specialist mobile robot currently being programmed to act intelligently in real-world environments, with the ultimate aim of being able to support security guards or staff…
Specialist robot Linda appeared on The One Show on Monday, 19th May. Linda, who lives at the University, was in London at the launch of the Longitude Prize 2014 – a challenge with a multi-million pound prize fund to help solve one of the greatest issues of our time. She is one of six specialist…
Linda the robot was one of the star attractions at the high-profile Longitude Prize 2014 launch, which aims to help solve one of the greatest issues of our time. Linda is one of six specialist mobile robots involved in the £7.2 million collaborative STRANDS project aimed at creating robots that are able to operate independently…
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…
Following Linda’s recent success as winner of the STRANDS Robot Marathan, Dr Marc Hanheide talks about the multi-million pound research project on Siren FM.
Linda, the University’s robot from the STRANDS project, fought off five robots from across the EU to be crowned winner of last week’s Robot Marathon. From November 25 to November 29, the six robots from the EU STRANDS project battled it out for the title of last robot standing in the STRANDS Robot Marathon. The…
The European Commission has named the STRANDS robotics project as one of the best, as part of EU Robotics Week. Lincoln’s robot Linda has been taking part in a robot marathon this week, squaring off against robot partners in Leeds, Birmingham, Sweden, Germany and Austria. The robots have been battling it out to be the last one standing…