Changing platforms in Brussels. All seems bigger than I remember (from my studies)!

What a game :-)

Inspiring talk by Martin Stefanec from University of Graz on Unveiling the Logic of the Hive Through Technology. Also a great opportunity to learn new languages! #RoboRoyale

Day 2 of bio-hybrid swarm systems summer school at Middle East Technical University, Türkiye, kicking off with @swarmdynamics.bsky.social talking about plants that sense and subjective time perception in human-swarm interaction. Thanks Erol Sahin for organising!

Heading back after a wonderful journey taking me to Atlanta (ICRA) and Detroit (AAMAS). Loved every inch of it, including discussions on Steiner trees with ETH Zurich folks just prior to boarding. @aamasconf.bsky.social @genkimiyauchi.bsky.social @salahtalamali.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social @ethz.ch

@aamasconf.bsky.social Enjoying #AAMAS program, with AI panel on „What research will matter most for an age of autonomous agents in mixed-motive settings?“

Welcome to Ecem Işıldar who joins our team as a doctoral researcher in human-swarm interaction. Ecem studied Control and Automation Engineering at Istanbul Technical University and completed her master’s in Robotics Engineering at the University of Genoa. @tuda.bsky.social @emergencity.de #RIG

Amazing atmosphere at #SheffieldHalfMarathon yesterday. Some parts felt a bit like the Tour de France, whereas others, more remote ones, felt super calm. Nice contrast! #RunForAll

Excellent keynote by Katherine Kuchenbecker from MPI Intelligent Systems at German Robotics Conference. Everyone lab needs a hugging robot :-)

First German Robotics Conference starting in Messezentrum Nuremberg! 400+ delegates plus RoboCup next door! @jan-peters.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social

On our way to the first German Robotics Conference in Nuremberg! Preparing a demo with CapBot (battery-free robot from @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social ) on German ICE. Usama Ali on the right of second picture joining our team as a PhD student (more to follow) :-)

Fantastic first day at Robotics Institute Germany meeting at @kit.edu discussing thematic clusters. Thanks to Tamim Asfour for hosting!

Thanks to Danny Hughes and Mengyao Liu from KU Leuven for stopping by earlier this week to talk about IoT innovations in swarm robotics & demoing battery-free CapBots, now up and running in our lab (with kind support by openswarm.eu @emergencity.de @cs-tudarmstadt.bsky.social)!

Welcome to Julian Rau who joins our team as doctoral researcher in swarm robotics. Julian obtained an MSc/BSc Computer Engineering + BSc Mathematics from @tuda.bsky.social and received excellent training via dissertation projects with @jan-peters.bsky.social and Oskar von Stryk.