The Cognitive Assistive Robotic Environments (CARE) Group at Heriot-Watt University, part of the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics and the National Robotarium, focuses on enabling robotic, autonomous and interactive systems (RAIS) to provide user-centred assisted living support.
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April 01, 2022
CARE Group and National Robotarium at Scottish Care Home Conference
CARE Group members Ronnie Smith, Scott MacLeod and Alexandre Colle attended the Scottish Care Home Conference & Exhibition 2021 (postponed from last year) at the Hilton hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. They hosted one of several ‘insight sessions’ at the conference, on the role of technology and robotics in care.
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March 10, 2022
Blackwood Design Awards 2022
The Blackwood Design Awards 2022 are now officially open for entries. This year’s competition is extra special as Blackwood are Celebrating 50 years of Innovation in Independent Living.
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March 09, 2022
METRICS Launches the 2022 Competition in Assistive Robotics
The 2022 METRICS HEART-MET cascade campaign will take place during IROS 2022. The competition will be conducted entirely online on Codalab, and will tentatively start in August 2022, and end during IROS 2022 in October.
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March 08, 2022
Italian Ambassador to the UK visits Heriot-Watt University and National Robotarium
The Italian Ambassador to the UK, Raffaele Trombetta, visited the University on 21 February to meet with Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard A. Williams, before taking a tour of the robotics research labs.
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March 01, 2022
Dr. Dragone a Keynote Speaker at Workshop on Intelligent Environments Supporting Healthcare and Well-Being
Dr. Dragone is to give a keynote speech at the 11th workshop on Intelligent Environments Supporting Healthcare and Well-Being (WISHWell).
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February 28, 2022
Dr. Dragone is Serving as an Associate Editor for IROS 2022
Dr. Dragone is serving as Associate Editor for the 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
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The CARE Group is affiliated with the Robotics Lab at Heriot-Watt University and with the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, a joint venture between Heriot-Watt University and The University of Edinburgh.