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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Feb 14

@livingmachinesconf.bsky.social
📍University of Sheffield, The Diamond
📅 15-18 July
The conf. themes encompasses biomimetic methods for manufacture, repair, and recycling inspired by natural processes such as reproduction,digestion,morphogenesis, and metamorphosis.
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Living Machines 2025 @livingmachinesconf.bsky.social · Feb 12

🚀 Living Machines 2025 – Call for Papers! 🤖💡

The 14th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (July 15-18, 2025)

📝 Submission Deadlines:
🔹 Full & Short Papers: March 30, 2025

📩 Learn more & submit: livingmachinesconference.eu/2025/call-fo...

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Jan 29

Exciting News!
Spinout company, BOW, has secured a massive £4 million investment from NorthGritstone to unleash the power Robotics!

BOW will bridge the gap between different robotic systems, allowing developers to focus on creativity instead of technical hurdles.

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bit.ly/3PTcwRh

University of Sheffield spinout company receives £4 million investment to unleash full potential of robotics

A University of Sheffield spinout company that is set to help developers overcome the cost and complexity of programming robots, has secured £4 million in funding.

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Jan 24

8th IEEE UK & Ireland RAS Conference 2025:

“Society-centric Robotics: Integrating Sustainability, Safety, and Adaptability”

📅 20th & 21st Feb 2025
📍Queen's University Belfast

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ras-2025-8...

RAS 2025 | 8th Annual IEEE UK and Ireland RAS Chapter Conference

Eventbrite - IEEE UK & Ireland RAS Chapter presents RAS 2025 | 8th Annual IEEE UK and Ireland RAS Chapter Conference - Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Riddel Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Find event...

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · Jan 17

📢 New Episode Alert!

This week, I chatted to Gianmarco Pisanelli from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre about how to promote the safe and intuitive use of #robots in manufacturing. 🤖 🏭

Listen now: www.robottalk.org/2025/01/17/e... #Robotics #Manufacturing #AI

Episode 105 – Working with robots in industry - Robot Talk

Claire chatted to Gianmarco Pisanelli from the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre about how to promote the use of robots in manufacturing.

www.robottalk.org

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Jan 10

Living Machines 2025
📅 15 - 18 July
📍The Diamond, Sheffield, UK

livingmachinesconference.eu/2025/plenary...

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Tony Prescott @tonyjprescott.bsky.social · Jan 9

Delighted to announce that Dr Kaushik Jayaram, from the University of Colorado, a leading light in the field of robot modelling of legged animals will give a plenary talk at Living Machines 2025 in Sheffield in July. CfP now open. #lm2025 livingmachinesconference.eu/2025/plenary...

PLENARY SPEAKERS - Living Machines 2025

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Jan 8

Every year wildfires spread quickly and affect large geographic areas. A team at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has been developing AI and Machine Learning solutions for real time fire detection and localisation with a swarm of UAVs.

www.aerosociety.com/media/24997/...

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 31

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 18

Research Associate in AI & Machine Learning Methods for Robots Inspecting Underground Sewer Systems, School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Closing date: 12.01.2025

Further information 👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLD408/r...

Research Associate in AI & Machine Learning Methods for Robots Inspecting Underground Sewer Systems at University of Sheffield

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Associate in AI & Machine Learning Methods for Robots Inspecting Underground Sewer Systems on jobs.ac.uk!

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 17

📅 23.01.2025
🕙 17.30
📍The Diamond, Sheffield

Tony Prescott @tonyjprescott.bsky.social · Dec 16

I'll be giving a public lecture in Sheffield, UK, based on my new book "The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence" on 23rd January, 5.30pm. If you'd like to come along please register by January 7th using this link docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Professor Tony Prescott- The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence

Please join us on Thursday 23rd January for a talk from Professor Tony Prescott on the themes of his recently launched book The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence. Blurb: What is Artificial Intel...

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 16

PhD: Machine Learning Methods for Enhancing Autonomy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Wildfire Detection and Localisation

Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Closing date: 29th January 2025
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Machine Learning Methods for Enhancing Autonomy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Wildfire Detection and Localisation (C4-ELE-Mihaylova) at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Machine Learning Methods for Enhancing Autonomy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Wildfire Detection and Localisation (C4-ELE-Mihaylova) at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Tony Prescott @tonyjprescott.bsky.social · Dec 15

Are social robots deceptive? In this new blog post, I argue that social robots are not deceptive when they are designed to respect some important principles based on a relational view of ethics tonyjprescott.com/2024/12/15/d...
#robotics #socialrobots #robotethics

Are Social Robots Deceptive? It’s Complicated…

There is increasing interest in social robots as assistive technologies to support a wide range of potential user groups. Nevertheless, the widespread use of robots has been challenged in ter…

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 13

Take a look at the presentations from the Winter Showcase
👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1i5VH...

Sheffield Robotics Winter Showcase 2024.pdf

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 13

Best Lesson Learned

David Wilkinson, Robotics and Autonomous Manufacturing Systems Lab, University of Sheffield
Title: Time-optimal trajectory generation for precision motion control

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 13

Best Innovation

Kavyan Zoughalian, Sheffield Hallam University
Title: Revolutionizing Healthcare with SAR: Secure, Private, and Transparent Robotic Solutions

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 13

Best Presentation

Muhammad Aitsam, Sheffield Hallam University
Title: Can Neuromorphic Computing Redefine the Future of Robotics and Vision Systems?

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 13

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 13

📢Winners of the Best Presentation; Best Innovation and Best Lesson Learned at the Sheffield Robotics Winter Showcase👏

Best Innovation: Kavyan Zoughalian, Sheffield Hallam University
Title: Revolutionizing Healthcare with SAR: Secure, Private, and Transparent Robotic Solutions

Best Lesson Learned: David Wilkinson, Robotics and Autonomous Manufacturing Systems Lab, University of Sheffield
Title: Time-optimal trajectory generation for precision motion control

Best Presentation: Muhammad Aitsam, Sheffield Hallam University
Title: Can Neuromorphic Computing Redefine the Future of Robotics and Vision Systems?

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Centre for Machine Intelligence @shefcmi.bsky.social · Dec 9

Hello @bsky.app

We are the Centre for Machine Intelligence!

Backed by a multi-million pound investment from the University of Sheffield, we advance AI through cutting-edge research, innovation, and education - driving a smarter, better future.

Find out more here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/ai

Centre for Machine Intelligence

Supported by a multi-million pound investment by the University of Sheffield, the Centre for Machine Intelligence is a strategic initiative dedicated to the transformation and acceleration of our rese...

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 6

LIVING MACHINES 2025
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Tony Prescott @tonyjprescott.bsky.social · Dec 5

Delighted to announce that Prof Agniezska Wykowska, head of the Social Cognition in Human-Robot Interaction unit at the Italian Institute of Technology, will give a plenary talk at Living Machines 2025 in Sheffield next July. CfP now open. livingmachinesconference.eu/2025/plenary... #lm2025

PLENARY SPEAKERS - Living Machines 2025

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 4

@chaona-chen.bsky.social 👏👏

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 3

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Pipebots

Pipebots aims to revolutionise buried pipe infrastructure management with the development of micro-robots designed to work in underground pipe networks

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Sheffield Robotics @shefrobotics.bsky.social · Dec 3

The story of Pipebots: a 6 year grant programme grant funded by EPSRC.
The video chronices the execution of the program grant, collaborations with industry and interviews with researchers, PhD students and industry partners
youtu.be/Q2loVe5_NcE?...

The story of Pipebots

YouTube video by Pipebots

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Samuele Vinanzi @samvinanzi.bsky.social · Nov 29

Are Robots Just Objects?

Join us at Sheffield Hallam University for a Human-Robot Interaction Study to explore how people perceive and interact with a humanoid robot using tangible objects.

👉 Registration link: shorturl.at/6TdfU

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