Del Androide soñado a la realidad robótica
(ABC.es 12/11/12) Entrevista al catedrático Javier González Jiménez sobre la implantación de robots inteligentes en los hogares. Noticia completa aquí.
Rhodon, el robot capaz de preparar Gintonics
(SUR.es 5/11/12) Los barman del mundo ya pueden temblar, porque les ha salido un duro competidor. Se trata deRhodon, un robot que ha sido diseñado por un grupo de universitarios malagueños y que ha sido programado para preparar gintonics.
Second Progress Meeting of GiraffPlus Project held on Nov.2012
The Second Progress Meeting of the GIRAFF+ Project was held on the 20th-21st November, 2012 in Orebro, Sweden More information at http://www.giraffplus.eu/
Olfactory Robot. Press release (In Spanish)
La Universidad de Málaga a través del grupode investigación MAPIR, perteneciente al departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, ha desarrollado el robot Rhodon, un dispositivo que cuenta con una ‘nariz electrónica’ capaz de detectar, reconocer y localizar concentraciones de gases para elaborar mapas de olores en 2D y 3D a través de los cuales…
Mapir award-winning with the Infaimon 2011 prize
The Mapir group got the Infaimon 2011 prize at the XXXII Jornadas de Automatica held in Seville last September with the work:
The EXCITE project wins the European AAL Forum Award 2011
The ExCite Project (Enabling SoCial Interaction Through Embodiment) has won the first European AAL Forum Award 2011. The project has been selected as the most promising among 80 EUropean projects. -Press report on the award here (external link) –ExCite Project page at Mapir website.
The Semantic Team at Örebro, 2011
The Semantic Team (in the picture from left to right): Alessandro Saffiotti (University of Örebro), Martin Günther (University of Osnabrück), Cipriano Galindo (University of Malaga), Joachim Hertzberg (University of Osnabrück), and Federico Pecora (University of Örebro), at the “Big rabbit” Stortorget in Örebro, August 2011.
Excite review meeting
The mid-term review meeting of the Excite project was held on 6th and 7th February 2011 at the University of Malaga. A great opportunity to meet altogether!
Sancho@Granada
Our mobile robot Sancho was presented in society at the Science Park of Granada. Sancho appeared at a press conference explaining his habilities and particularities. Then it mixed with visitors and onlookers.
The European project ExCITE starts on 1st July
The European project called “Enabling SoCial Interaction Through Embodiment” (ExCITE) officially starts on 1st July 2010. More information about the project here