Cobot Maker Space launch video
November 8, 2021
The Cobot Maker Space (CMS) – founded with a combination of Smart Products Beacon and strategic EPSRC funding – officially opened at the University of Nottingham in September. Today the CMS released a video of the official launch, during which Professor Jessica Corner, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange performed an official ‘ribbon …
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Wizards of Oz
November 30, 2020
The Wizard of Oz experiment (WOz) is a research approach in which an intelligent system is presented to users, typically as part of a research study. Unbeknownst to the user, the presented intelligence is a mirage, with the gubbins of the supposedly intelligent system run by a human operator pulling metaphorical levers. In other words, the intelligence …
Connected Everything Network and Smart Products Beacon summer school video
October 5, 2020
To celebrate the success of our Summer School, co-hosted with the Connected Everything Network, we have produced a video capturing highlights of the three-day event. The Summer School brought together a diverse group of talented postgraduate students to learn about the challenges innovators face when integrating collaborative robotics into a variety of settings. Delegates were …
AI Technologies for Allergen Detection and Smart Cleaning Food Production Workshop
October 30, 2019
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
October 29, 2019
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 …