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• Battle of Robots: ITMO and Alfa-Bank Roll Out Competition’s First AI-Controlled Robot

  ITMO’s team Auxilium AI, in collaboration with Alfa-Bank, recently presented the AI-powered robot A.L.F.A. at the second qualifying round of the International Battle of Robots championship in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The robot is equipped with a powerful weapon, upgraded armor, and fully autonomous controls. All in all, the tournament featured 96 teams from nine countries.

  07.11.2024

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #67

  Days are growing noticeably shorter – which just means there’s even more time to sit by lamplight and check out all the latest science updates from ITMO.NEWS! In our latest digest, we’ve got: a promising solution to the issue of access to clean water, insights into plant-based compounds, St. Petersburg’s new science merch, and much more!

  04.11.2024

• Higher, Faster, Stronger: How AI Makes Robots Smarter and More Efficient

  According to Statista, the global AI robotics market will reach $17 billion in 2024 and will keep growing by 24% annually. Today, robots deliver packages, conduct geological surveys, and entertain visitors of parks and exhibitions – however, that’s not the limit of their abilities. In this article, we get into the technologies at the intersection of AI and robotics, as well as the research done in this field at ITMO, with Prof. Ivan Borisov, a researcher at ITMO’s International Laboratory of Biomechatronics and Energy-Efficient Robotics (BE2R Lab).

  28.10.2024

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #66

  It’s certainly been an exciting couple of weeks for science – after all, we’ve learned the names of this year’s Nobel Prize recipients! Naturally, we’ve already prepared our breakdowns of a few of these remarkable achievements. Also in today’s digest: the future of energy, self-designing robots, IT contests, and a new science art exhibition in St. Petersburg!

  21.10.2024

• ITMO PhD Students Train Chess-Playing Algorithm to Design Robots

  Roboticists at ITMO have found a way to optimize the development of robotic systems with the help of the MCTS (Monte Carlo tree search) algorithm, commonly used for chess and renowned for its victories over numerous human grandmasters. The PhD students adapted the algorithm to generate designs for robots and deliver the optimal solution within hours – a process that usually takes more than a week. Results of the study were presented at the IROS (IEEE Intelligent Robots and Systems) conference.

  18.10.2024

• I Am a Professional Contest: Robotics Track FAQ

  Registration is ongoing for the eighth season of the I Am a Professional competition, where medalists receive up to 300,000 rubles and winners get the opportunity to enroll at the country’s top universities – and intern at major Russian companies. ITMO manages three of the conference’s tracks, including Robotics. In this article, we get into the details of its tasks with the track’s curator Islam Bzhikhatlov, an associate professor at ITMO’s Faculty of Control Systems and Robotics.

  10.10.2024

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #65

  October is here, which means it’s harvest time! In our case, that means a fruitful batch of news stories, ranging from research breakthroughs and public science projects to great academic opportunities. Grab your basket and have a look!

  07.10.2024

• From Saxophonist to Roboticist: ITMO Team Takes Second Place at RoboCup Russia

  ITMO's Youth Robotics Lab students placed second in the Show with Robots category at RoboCup Russia, an open robotics competition for school and university students. At the contest, the team showcased Fantastic Robby Brown – a robot saxophonist they began designing in high school.

  25.09.2024

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #64

  Sturdy robots, advances in cancer diagnostics, and exciting initiatives for students and researchers to ring in the new academic year – all in our biweekly digest of science news from ITMO University.

  23.09.2024

• ITMO Student Wins Robotics World Cup in Brazil

  As part of the Russian national team, ITMO student Grigoriy Sizikov earned gold and silver medals in two autonomous car challenges of the FIRA RoboWorld Cup 2024. Held on August 5-9 in Sao Luis, Brazil, the tournament welcomed a total of 1,500 participants from over 20 countries.

  11.09.2024