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Keynote talk by Sarah Brin, Meow Wolf

The Smart Products Beacon is delighted to be supporting a keynote talk by Sarah Brin, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Meow Wolf at the Broadway on Monday 9th December, 6pm.     Sarah will speak about the creative challenges and questions surrounding the development of immersive experiences supported by emerging technologies. An art historian and creative producer, Sarah …

Connected Everything II: Launch of Feasibility Studies Call

Connected Everything is the EPSRC funded network focussed on addressing the question “how do we support the future of manufacturing in the UK?”. In our first three years of funding, we supported the Manufacturing Made Smarter proposal development, including directly inputting into the definition of its key research challenges. We have now been awarded a …

Half Way to the Future – Albert Hall Conference Centre, Nottingham 19 & 20 November

Have you registered to attend Halfway to the Future ? The symposium will explore the past, present and future of HCI and designed-based research and also mark the  20th anniversary of the Mixed Reality Lab at the University of Nottingham. Symposium programme

TARAZ metrololgy – Industrial Metrology for 3D Printing

The University of Nottingham’s Manufacturing Metrology Team has developed a fast and efficient method to measure 3D printed parts. The technology is being commercialised through a newly created spin-out company Taraz Metrology. In this short LinkedIn video, Professor Richard Leach explains the Taraz’s system and the research conducted by the Manufacturing Metrology Team. “We can …

AI Technologies for Allergen Detection and Smart Cleaning Food Production Workshop

In collaboration with the AI3 Science Discovery (AI3SD) and Internet of Food Things (IoFT) EPSRC Networks the RoboClean team ran a workshop in London on the 17th of October. The focus of the workshop was to discuss how digital technologies such as AI, sensors and robotics can be used for enhanced allergen detection and factory …

I-CUBE call for participants

We are looking for participants for the I-CUBE project’s first study, taking place at the School of Computer Science, this November on Jubilee Campus. This initial call is for employees of the University and members of the public, more generally. We will make a separate call for student participants. All participants need to be 18 years old or over. If you are interested …

Soonchild and Creative Captioning – Tailoring theatre productions for D/deaf audiences

For theatre audiences on a spectrum from D/deaf to hard of hearing, it is often difficult to keep up with performances. Even in cases where the performance is signed, or has captions, these accessibility additions often feel ‘tacked on’ and are typically located out of the action on stage, requiring audiences to share attention between …

Congratulations to Professor Richard Leach

Our congratulations to Professor Richard Leach who was recently awarded the Finkelstein Medal for promoting metrology internationally by the Institute of Measurement & Control at a ceremony held at the Royal Institution in London.  

Charlotte Gray shares her experiences of working on RoboClean

I was introduced to the RoboClean project at Horizon whilst interning with the Advanced Data Analysis Centre. The project investigates the ways in which end-users interact with a robot vacuum cleaner and how a robot responds to user utterances; the aim being to inform its effective design and use within food factories. I was invited …

HALFWAY TO THE FUTURE

We are delighted to be supporting Halfway to the Future – a symposium at the Albert Hall Conference Centre in Nottingham on the 19th & 20th November, exploring the past, present and future of HCI and designed-based research and marking the 20th anniversary of the Mixed Reality Lab at the University of Nottingham. The symposium …