Most of us control light all the time without even thinking about it, usually in mundane ways: we don a pair of sunglasses and…
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TUM AI-controlled race car wins Indy Autonomous Challenge
The Indy Autonomous Challenge was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday – a race completely without drivers. Nine teams from universities around…
Queen’s University celebrates innovation in manufacturing
Queen's University Belfast is celebrating the relaunch of the Northern Ireland Advanced Composites and Engineering Centre (NIACE), which is integral to the 10x Economy…
Robot for searching for lost things
A busy commuter is ready to walk out the door, only to realize they’ve misplaced their keys and must search through piles of stuff…
Leonardo, robot riding a skateboard
Researchers at Caltech have built a bipedal robot that combines walking with flying to create a new type of locomotion, making it exceptionally nimble…
Zurich ETH has launched a Master’s Degree in quantum engineering
Companies and research centres around the world are ramping up to explore the potential applications of quantum mechanics. To train the required experts in…
UnternehmerTUM gets strong partner
The entrepreneurs Andreas and Thomas Strüngmann have committed 25 million euros in funding over the next 10 years to promote the development of UnternehmerTUM,…
Blockchain as a communication for robots
Imagine a team of autonomous drones equipped with advanced sensing equipment, searching for smoke as they fly high above the Sierra Nevada mountains. Once…
MIT App Inventor’s “Appathon” to make a difference in a real world
How can computer science be used to help make the world a better place? It’s a lofty question, but one that drives the team…
Photoelectric implant for treating neurological disorders
Grégoire Courtine doesn’t hesitate to use the word “revolutionary” when describing the emerging field of optogenetics – a technology that uses pulses of light…