University of Manchester - Archive (robotics)
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2022
23
May
2022
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11:01
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Manchester experts are designing AI-powered machines tough enough to work safely in hostile hotspots
A new generation of smart robots is being developed at The University of Manchester that can be trusted to think and act for themselves in some of the most hazardous places on Earth - and beyond....
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26
April
2022
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10:55
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A robot named Lyra has been used to inspect a ventilation duct in Dounreay’s redundant nuclear laboratories and map radioactive materials. Lyra traversed 140m of duct from a single entry point and provided operators with detailed radiological charact...
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2021
04
October
2021
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14:08
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Advanced manufacturing experts from Manchester have revealed what human life in space could look like – with a graphene-enhanced space habitat developed to meet anticipated demand for human settlements beyond Earth.
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2019
18
July
2019
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19:00
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A team from The University of Manchester have engineered a common gut bacterium to produce a new class of antibiotics by using robotics.
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2018
31
October
2018
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01:30
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Scientists have been analysing the way birds jump when they take-off to help us understand why they simply don’t just fall over when attempting to fly.
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08
May
2018
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10:00
Europe/London
Scientists have unlocked the secrets of how some predatory spiders catch their prey while hunting by successfully training one to jump different distances and heights for the first time.
The study, conducted by researchers at *The University of Ma...
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01
March
2018
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09:00
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Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the world in micro robotics.
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17
January
2018
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12:53
Europe/London
Can you imagine travelling to work in a robotic “Jonnycab” like the one predicted in the cult Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Total Recall? The image from 1990 is based on science fiction, but Mercedes Benz does have a semi-autonomous Driver Pil...
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03
January
2018
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11:12
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Control. We all like to think we have it, but is it all just an illusion? It might seem like a very existential question but it plays an important part in our acceptance of new technologies, especially when it comes to robots.Even if we personally ar...
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2017
23
November
2017
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05:00
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A team of scientists have created a new generation of tiny remote controlled nanorobots which could one day allow doctors to diagnose disease and deliver drugs from within the human body.
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09
November
2017
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10:07
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Humanoid robots are a vanity project: an attempt to create artificial life in our own image – essentially trying to play God. The problem is, we’re not very good at it.
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08
November
2017
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16:44
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Researchers at The University of Manchester will lead a new multimillion pound robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) programme aiming to clean up the world’s nuclear waste.
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01
September
2017
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12:00
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A team of researchers has published the first study to show that each one of us has a unique 'control profile' that can be extracted by computer.
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09
March
2017
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11:30
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The University of Manchester is leading a consortium to investigate advanced technologies, including robotics and artificial intelligence, for the operation and maintenance of offshore windfarms.
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02
March
2017
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09:53
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University of Manchester scientists are leading a team which is to comprehensively map some of the world’s most radioactive sites using sensing technology mounted on an advanced robotic vehicle.
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27
February
2017
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13:42
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is to lead a consortium to build the next generation of robots that are more durable and perceptive for use in nuclear sites.
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2016
22
December
2016
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09:07
Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s Professor Danielle George MBE is getting behind the wheel this Christmas on BBC 4 as she drag races an electric Tesla against a petrol powered supercar.
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22
November
2016
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09:00
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Two pioneering engineering graduates from The University of Manchester have launched a DIY walking robot which anyone can build with 3D printing technology.
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26
October
2016
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12:46
Europe/London
The Manchester Festival of Social Science takes place from the 5th - 12th November and includes over 40 exciting and engaging events taking place in venues across the city.
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18
October
2016
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12:08
Europe/London
Jaw-dropping and hair-raising science experiments will be the order of the day during the latest Spectacular Science takeover of Manchester Museum.
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18
October
2016
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10:00
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This year Manchester’s famous music scene is home to another breakthrough - a Robot Orchestra. Made by children, and performing all styles of music from classical to soul, the Robot Orchestra will make its public debut on Wednesday 26 October at the ...
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22
September
2016
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15:10
Europe/London
The next technological breakthroughs to power a new industrial revolution – dubbed Industry 4.0 – are being showcased to a delegation of Taiwanese experts as part of a fact-finding mission to the UK led by The University of Manchester.
The delegat...
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12
September
2016
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11:21
Europe/London
A flagship project which launched a range of prototype computer platforms to support brain research - including one based at The University of Manchester - has just received an €89 million boost from the European Commission.
The ‘Human Brain Proje...
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06
September
2016
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16:58
Europe/London
Professor David Leigh of The University of Manchester’s School of Chemistry has been recognised as one of the world’s top scientists, by being awarded with a Royal Society Research Professorship.
Professor Leigh is a leading supramolecular chemist...
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27
June
2016
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09:16
Europe/London
Danielle George, Professor of Microwave Communication Engineering at The University of Manchester, has been presented with the 2016 Rooke Award by the Royal Academy of Engineering for her efforts to promote the subject to the public. Her work on exci...
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15
June
2016
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15:23
Europe/London
Youngsters from across Greater Manchester were wowed by the inspiration given to them by The University of Manchester’s own Women of Wonder.
Dozens of Year 9 and 10 students from schools representing Manchester, Bury and Rochdale gathered at the U...
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13
June
2016
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16:32
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is hailing a double success, as the efforts of two of its leading lights have been recognised by the Queen in her 90th birthday honours list. Professor Danielle George and Marcia Ody have both received MBEs to acknowledge...
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07
June
2016
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09:55
Europe/London
Town hall will become the city’s largest laboratory as scientists from across the city join forces for Manchester Day’s Brain Box attraction.
During the town hall takeover, collaborators from the city’s universities, museums and other societies a...
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27
May
2016
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09:00
Europe/London
Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering Danielle George has spoken about the value of citizen science, and the importance of raising public awareness of the positive impact engineering has on the world, at the annual Cockcroft Rutherford lecture for...
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23
May
2016
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09:45
Europe/London
Children from 20 schools across Greater Manchester have joined forces with engineers from Siemens, music experts from the Hallé Orchestra and academics from The University of Manchester to create musical robots for the University’s ‘robot orchestra’ ...
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