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Please note:  As of December 2012, the RoboCom Flagship initiative was ended.  For more information please refer to the FET Flagship Programme  You can find a follow up of the topics addressed by this blog at the “Convergent Science Network … Continue reading

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A Bigger and Better Robotics Industry for Europe

The European Commission recognizes Robotics as a key industry for the future of Europe The European Commission has recently agreed to launch a Public Private Partnership in Robotics (PPP) between academia and industry for 2013. 

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Robot Companions: Student Design Competition

Calling all art and design students from Sheffield Hallam University! What will the next generation of robot helpers look like? If you’ve got a vision,

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Robot Companions for Citizens

An introduction to one of the FET Flagships The video above was presented by the Robot Companion for Citizens Flagship Initiative at a conference in Warsaw at the end of November. Robot Companions for Citizens is currently one of 6 … Continue reading

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FET Flagships Pilots Midterm Conference

Held November 24-25 at the Warsaw University of Technology and the University of Warsaw. The 6 FET Flagships showed off their stuff  at the midterm conference, involving about 250 European scientists and policy makers, who assessed the progress made by … Continue reading

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Robot Companions for Citizens is Officially Launched at FET11

Robot Companions for Citizens is of one six pilot initiatives that was officially presented at FET11 FET11 (European Future Technologies Conference Exhibition) was the second installment of a new forum dedicated to new research in information and communication technologies (ICT).  … Continue reading

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