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• ITMO Robotics Team Converts Hoverboard Into Life-Sized Robot

  The robot’s algorithm controls the self-balancing scooter’s motherboard, the human-size robot impresses with its dimensions, weight, and technical solutions. The team has already won the St. Petersburg Open Robotics Competitions, and their next goal is the national stage of the RoboCup.

  21.04.2021

• Mind-Blowing Research of the Month: Exploring the Deep Sea

  Yesterday was all about space exploration as we celebrated Cosmonautics Day in Russia. It’s hard to imagine, but despite venturing far out into space, we still don’t know nearly enough about the inhabitants of the Earth’s oceans and especially at their deepest levels. There, in constantly reigning darkness an enigmatic world uncurls in slow motion. How can cutting-edge research in AI and robotics help explore this world? Read on to find out.

  13.04.2021

• ITMO’s Robot Artist Learns To Earn Money Using NFT

  Researchers from ITMO’s Faculty of Infocommunication Technologies are the first to launch NFT (non-fungible tokens) for the creations of the Gaka-Chu robot artist. The robot’s pictures are already in demand – there are buyers willing to purchase tokens for the equivalent of $1,600 in Ethereum. Gaka-Chu will spend his earnings on new paints, brushes, and canvas.

  30.03.2021

• Winter School on Robotics and Control Systems Wraps at ITMO

  On February 3-6, ITMO hosted the Winter School on Robotics and Control Systems, which brought together over a hundred participants. The best students will have the chance to enroll in ITMO’s Master’s programs without taking entrance exams.

  12.02.2021

• Picture of the Week: Kawasaki Robotics Industrial Robot with Force Control Sensor

  The robot is used to test new sensorless control algorithms, which provide safety for humans working alongside industrial robots.

  08.02.2021

• Picture of the Week: FESTO Robot Vision Cell With Complex Arm Movement

  The picture demonstrates the FESTO robot vision cell, consisting of a Mitsubishi robot, its auxiliaries, and a protective case, which is used by students as a training platform for working with industrial robots.

  25.01.2021

• CES 2021 Presents: High-Tech Face Masks, Transparent Screens and Flying Cars

  Illuminated face masks, housekeeping robots, transparent TVs, expandable smartphones, and flying cars – in this review, we will tell you about the most breathtaking devices showcased at CES 2021.

  15.01.2021

• Picture of the Week: Mobile Manipulator Robot KUKA youBot

  KUKA youBot is a small tabletop robot produced by the German company KUKA Roboter. It gave start to a project for the creation of a new sensorless algorithm that is now in development at the International Laboratory of Geometrical Methods in Control and Application.

  04.01.2021

• ITMO Researchers Teach Robots to Run Chemical Experiments

  ITMO University experts are creating technological assistants for chemical laboratories that will be able to take over all routine work with no human involvement needed. Right now, the first prototypes are already performing the simplest manipulations. In the future, robotic chemists will be able to run their own research for accumulating large amounts of data and performing primary analysis.   

  23.12.2020

• What’s Behind the Renewed Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Program

  The Robotics and Artificial Intelligence program (previously called Robotics) is aimed at training specialists working at the intersection of two fields. Read this article to learn why robotics is so important for AI and vice versa, and what sociologists and programmers are to do in this program.

  22.12.2020