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<h1>NEWS</h1>
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<h2>Tidying Robotics on German public TV presented by University of Bonn</h2>
<div class="date">April 25th, 2018</div>
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<p>
Researchers of the University of Bonn presented a tidying up robot based on SQUIRREL technologies at a kindergarten in Bonn Friesdorf and were filmed by a team of the German public TV station WDR. Professor Maren Bennewitz further explains the research and potential applications in a studio interview at the Lokalzeit Bonn show.
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<p><a href="https://uni-bonn.sciebo.de/s/SFW3MKMBOdMhAXJ">https://uni-bonn.sciebo.de/s/SFW3MKMBOdMhAXJ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/lokalzeit-bonn/video-roboter-raeumt-kinderzimmer-auf-100.html">https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/lokalzeit-bonn/video-roboter-raeumt-kinderzimmer-auf-100.html</a> (link expires 25.04.2019)</p>
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<h2>Austrian national newspaper "Heute" reports on Kenny's visit to IKEA</h2>
<div class="date">March 5th, 2018</div>
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<p>
March 1st Kenny was tested in a "kids room" in the children secion of an IKEA store in Vienna. IKEA shoppers could throw toys to Kenny and watch it pick them up and drop them in the matching box (animals or cars), and chat with scientists from TU Vienna.
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<p><a href="http://epaper.heute.at/#/documents/180305_HEU/6">http://epaper.heute.at/#/documents/180305_HEU/6</a></p>
<p><center><img src="images/tuw2017_ikea_5.jpg" alt="Kenny cleaning up the kids room" width="450" /> <img src="images/tuw2017_ikea_6.jpg" alt="Kenny grasps a giraffe" width="450" /></center></p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL on JeugdJournaal Dutch TV news programme for children</h2>
<div class="date">February 5th, 2018</div>
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<p>
Vanessa Evers (University of Twente) gave an interview for the Dutch TV news programme for children (JeugdJournaal) broadcasted by Dutch public service speaking about the Squirrel project and Cristina Zaga showed the Squirrel robot.
</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LoGCckPpfc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LoGCckPpfc</a></p>
<p><center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2LoGCckPpfc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p>
<p><center><img src="images/ut2017_jeugdjournaal.jpg" alt="Cristina Zaga and Vanessa Evers on Dutch TV JeugdJournaal" height="380" /> <img src="images/ut2017_jeugdjournaal2.jpg" alt="Vanessa Evers interviewed for Dutch TV JeugdJournaal" height="380" /></center></p>
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<h2>Planning Talk at AI Congress</h2>
<div class="date">January 31st, 2018</div>
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King's College London lecturers gave a talk on Planning for Autonomous Systems at the AI Congress at O2 for an audience of industry, academia and business representatives.
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<h2>SQUIRREL parent workshop: interviews for exploitation in Vienna</h2>
<div class="date">January 30th, 2018</div>
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<p>
SQUIRREL partners Verein Pädagogische Initiative (VPI) and TU Vienna (TUW) will conduct some short interviews with the parents of the children who participated in the different kindergarten actions that happened during the project.
</p>
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<h2>Maren Bennewitz and Philipp Karkowski present their research at the community college Bonn</h2>
<div class="date">December 5th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Maren Bennewitz and Philipp Karkowski give a presentation and demonstration about their research in the context of planning for mobile manipulation in a lecture at the community college of the city of Bonn.
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<h2>SQUIRREL mentioned in TV report on Austrian TV station "Servus TV"</h2>
<div class="date">December 4th, 2017</div>
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<p>
TV report "Im Kontext – Die Reportage: SOS Sozialstaat – Ist er noch zu retten?" ("In context - the report: SOS wellware state - can it be saved?") on Austrian national TV "Servus TV" addressed the topic of digitalisation with its potential problems as well as solutions. SQUIRREL robot Kenny was presented within the report.
</p>
<p><a href="https://www.servus.com/at/p/SOS-Sozialstaat/AA-1T9QD5XD12112/?t=1360.102035&videoId=">https://www.servus.com/at/p/SOS-Sozialstaat/AA-1T9QD5XD12112/?t=1360.102035&videoId=</a></p>
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<h2>Talk on AI, Robotics and Law at the Robotiuris Congress</h2>
<div class="date">November 24th, 2017</div>
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<p>
King's College London provided a talk on AI, Robotics and Law to lawyers and businessmen at the Robotiuris Congress on the legal aspects of robotics in Madrid.
</p>
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<h2>OpenLab and InDay Students during European Robotics Week 2017 at University of Innsbruck</h2>
<div class="date">November 23rd, 2017</div>
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University of Innbruck will be welcoming interested visitors and students to see their laboratories and research in robotics at November 23rd.
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<h2>Presentation on service robot applications and technologies broadcasted as web seminar</h2>
<div class="date">November 20th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Fraunhofer IPA presented service robot applications and technologies broadcasted in a web seminar by adult education center VHS Böblingen to recipients in Germany and Austria.
</p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL mentioned in interview in Austrian national newspaper "Der Standard"</h2>
<div class="date">November 13th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
In an interview in Austrian national newspaper "Der Standard" Prof. Sabine Köszegi, head of the Austrian Robotics Council, mentions SQUIRREL robot Kenny and his skills.
</p>
<p><a href="http://derstandard.at/2000067362916/Sabine-Koeszegi-Maschinen-koennen-Emotionen-nur-vortaeuschen">http://derstandard.at/2000067362916/Sabine-Koeszegi-Maschinen-koennen-Emotionen-nur-vortaeuschen</a></p>
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<h2>M. Zillich (TUW) on Austrian FM4 radio broadcast "Auf Laut"</h2>
<div class="date">October 31th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
On October 31st Michael Zillich was invited to national Radio station FM4 broadcast "Auf Laut" to discuss the future of robotics together with moderators and robot psychologist Martina Mara. Also listeners could phone in and discuss especially societal changes and the expections and fears - some justified, some unrealistic - going along with this topic.
</p>
<p><a href="http://fm4.orf.at/player/20171031/AL">http://fm4.orf.at/player/20171031/AL</a></p>
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<h2>Public exhibition of SQUIRREL robot at ICRESS 2017</h2>
<div class="date">October 20th-21st, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
IDMIND exhibited the SQUIRREL robot in the scope of the International Conference on Robot Ethics and Safety Standards (ICRESS) 2017 under the motto "Designing Social Robots-Challenges".
</p>
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<h2>Panel discussion on Explainable Planning</h2>
<div class="date">October 17th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
King's College London is involved in a panel discussion with TV broadcast on Explainable Planning at the IET Festival of Engineering.
</p>
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<h2>King's College London won in the Robotics for Humanity Competition</h2>
<div class="date">October 7th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
King's College London participated in the IEEE Robotics Open Day for Humanity Showcase and won the prize in the robot competition.
</p>
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<h2>Drongo Language Festival Exhibition: A Computer that Listens to Your Emotions</h2>
<div class="date">September 29th-30th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Jaebok Kim (University of Twente) demonstrated speech emotion recognition technology during the lanuage Drongo festival Festival in Utrecht, NL, and collaborated with EU horizon 2020 project Cobotnity.
</p>
<p><a href="https://www.drongotalenfestival.nl/">https://www.drongotalenfestival.nl/</a></p>
<center><img src="images/ut2017_drongo_language_festival.jpg" alt="Jaebok Kim (UT) presents at the Drongo Language Festival 2017" width="350" /></center>
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<h2>SQUIRREL robot exhibited at European Researchers’ Night (ERN) 2017 by IDMIND</h2>
<div class="date">September 29th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
IDMIND participated in the "Challenges faced by autonomous robots in public spaces" exhibition during the European Researchers’ Night (ERN) 2017 at the Pavilion of Knowledge Ciencia Viva, Lisbon, Portugal. The SQUIRREL robot was used to exemplify some of the challenges faced by autonomous robots in public spaces.
</p>
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<h2>Interactive lecture on robots and technologies at Fraunhofer IPA</h2>
<div class="date">September 26th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
As part of the "Wissenschaftscampus" event Fraunhofer IPA provided an interactive lecture on robots and technologies to high-skilled female students.
</p>
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<h2>Peter Regier gives a podcast interview at radio station WDR3</h2>
<div class="date">August 30th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Peter Regier gives a podcast interview at a radio station August, 30th Peter Regier explains his vision about human robot interaction within a podcast interview at WDR3
</p>
<p><a href="https://wdrmedien-a.akamaihd.net/medp/podcast/weltweit/fsk0/146/1462044/wdr3kulturammittag_2017-08-30_roboteralsreplikantengespraechueberkuenstlicheintelligenz_wdr3.mp3">https://wdrmedien-a.akamaihd.net/medp/podcast/weltweit/fsk0/146/1462044/wdr3kulturammittag_2017-08-30_roboteralsreplikantengespraechueberkuenstlicheintelligenz_wdr3.mp3</a></p>
<p><a href="https://player.fm/series/wdr-3-kultur-am-mittag-1908395/roboter-als-replikanten-gesprch-ber-knstliche-intelligenz">https://player.fm/series/wdr-3-kultur-am-mittag-1908395/roboter-als-replikanten-gesprch-ber-knstliche-intelligenz</a></p>
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<h2>Sommertechnikum MINT at University of Innsbruck</h2>
<div class="date">July 27th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
University of Innbruck invites interested high-school students to visit the robotic labs during the Sommertechnikum MINT event.
</p>
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<h2>Interactive lecture on robots and technologies at Fraunhofer IPA</h2>
<div class="date">July 21th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
In the scope of cooperation with Hegel high-school, Stuttgart, Germany, Fraunhofer IPA provided an interactive lecture on robots and technologies to a special class of high-skilled high-school students.
</p>
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<h2>Peter Regier presented his vision about robotics to the general public within the lecture series "geeks@cologne"</h2>
<div class="date">July 10th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Peter Regier presented his vision about robotics and his research within the Squirrel project to the general public.
</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qIIN3Nc-bE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qIIN3Nc-bE</a></p>
<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0qIIN3Nc-bE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>
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<h2>Kenny becomes a star on stage</h2>
<div class="date">July 7th-8th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
A robot doing drama! Recently our Robotino had its very first appearance in a futuristic theater play addressing the ever-growing need for more time in our fast-paced world. Clearly, our robot is in no hustle thus being the only one able to take care of a plant it fell in love with. If you're curious about its acting, check out more at: <a href="http://www.maerchenfestival.at">http://www.maerchenfestival.at</a> !
</p>
<center><img src="images/uibk_theater_2017_1.jpg" alt="Kenny at Märchenfestival 2017" height="350" /> <img src="images/uibk_theater_2017_2.jpg" alt="Kenny at Märchenfestival 2017" height="350" /> <img src="images/uibk_theater_2017_3.jpg" alt="Kenny at Märchenfestival 2017" height="350" /> <img src="images/uibk_theater_2017_4.jpg" alt="Kenny at Märchenfestival 2017" height="350" /> <img src="images/uibk_theater_2017_6.jpg" alt="Kenny at Märchenfestival 2017" height="350" /> <img src="images/uibk_theater_2017_7.jpg" alt="Kenny at Märchenfestival 2017" height="350" /></center>
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<h2>SQUIRREL researcher interviewed in Newspaper Evening Standard</h2>
<div class="date">July 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
J. Konstantinova from Queen Mary University London was interviewed about tactile sensing developed for SQUIRREL by the daily newspaper Evening Standard.
</p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL tactile technologies at the ARQ–Robotics Taster Day</h2>
<div class="date">July 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
K. Althoefer presented the tactile technologies devloped in SQUIRREL at the Queen Mary University London ARQ–Robotics Taster Day.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>Queen Mary University London exhibits tactile technologies at the UK Robotics Showcase</h2>
<div class="date">June 30th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Queen Mary University London exhibited tactile technologies at the UK robotics showcase.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>King's College London exhibits the Metamorphic Hand at the UK Robotics Showcase</h2>
<div class="date">June 30th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
King's College London exhibited the metamorphic hand at the UK robotics showcase which attracted the attention from academia, industry and media.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>Discussion panel on current capabilities of robots in the Research Files series in Pakhuis de Zwijger</h2>
<div class="date">June 29th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Together with 3 other researchers Khiet Truong engaged in the Research Files series in Pakhuis de Zwijger on a discussion about "Robots - towards everyone's best friend. Are robots socially intelligent, can we already have a robot as a buddy? (Dutch: Robots: van ijskoning naar allemansvriend Deel 2/3. Zijn robots al sociale wezens te noemen? De robot als zorgbuddy, leermeester of kroegmaatje.)". The discussion informed the audience at Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam, NL, about state of the art of robots and questions like are they already socially intelligent, can we already have a robot as a friend or buddy?
</p>
<p><a href="https://dezwijger.nl/programma/robots-van-ijskoning-naar-allemansvriend">https://dezwijger.nl/programma/robots-van-ijskoning-naar-allemansvriend</a></p>
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<h2>Queen Mary University London demonstrates tactile technologies UK Robotics Week</h2>
<div class="date">June 25th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Queen Mary University London demonstrated tactile technologies at the ARQ inaugaural event as part of the UK Robotics Week.
</p>
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<h2>King's College London will exhibit the Metamorphic Hand during UK Robotics Open Day</h2>
<div class="date">June 24th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
King's College London will exhibit the metamorphic hand to the interested public during the UK Robotics Open Day (June 24th) as an event of the UK robotics week.
</p>
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<h2>Borough Mayer von Hietzing visits day care center Verein Pädagogische Initiative (VPI)</h2>
<div class="date">June 13th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
The borough mayor Ms. von Hietzing of Vienna's 13th borough visited the day care center of VPI and was informed about the SQUIRREL project.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>Discussion panel Nemo Kennislink Live on our future together with robots</h2>
<div class="date">June 6th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Khiet Truong participated in a discussion evening with 3 other researchers about how robots enter our society and the worries of people associated with this development. The discussion panel was organized by Nemo Science Museum, Amsterdam, NL, under the name Nemo Kennislink Live: Hand in hand with robots - do we need to worry about rise of robots in our society? (Dutch: Hand in hand met een robot - Moeten we ons zorgen maken om de robotisering van de samenleving?)
</p>
<p><a href="https://www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/hand-in-hand-met-een-robot/">https://www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/hand-in-hand-met-een-robot/</a></p>
<center><img src="images/ut2017_nemo_kennislink.jpg" alt="Khiet Truong (UT) presents at Nemo Kennislink Live 2017" width="400" /></center>
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<h2>Verein Pädagogische Initiative (VPI) presents SQUIRREL to Viennas Kindergarten managers</h2>
<div class="date">May 23rd, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
SQUIRREL partner Verein Pädagogische Initiative (VPI) presented the project to the consortium of kindergarten companies in Vienna.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>Girls' Day event at Fraunhofer IPA</h2>
<div class="date">April 27th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Fraunhofer IPA interactively demonstrated various robot platforms and technologies from the robot labs to interested female high-school students.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>14. Aktionstag Junge Uni at University of Innsbruck</h2>
<div class="date">April 21st, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
University of Innbruck invites interested high-school students to visit the robotic labs during the 14. Aktionstag Junge Uni event.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>Keynote at European Robotics Forum 2017 ELS Workshop</h2>
<div class="date">March 24th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Vicky Charisi gave a keynote talk on "The technology we design designs us back: ethical considerations for social human-robot interaction" at the European Robotics Forum (ERF 2017) Workshop: Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects of Healthcare Robotics, Edinburgh, 24 March 2107.
</p>
<center><img src="images/erf2017vicky.jpg" alt="Vicky Charisi presents at ERF 2017" width="600" /></center>
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<h2>Planning Workshop at European Robotics Forum 2017</h2>
<div class="date">March 22nd-24th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Daniele Magazzeni (KCL) is the organiser, together with Alberto Finzi, Michael Hofbaur and Andrea Orlandini, of the workshop "Towards Fully Autonomous Robots: Challenges for AI Planning in Robotics", that will be part of the European Robotics Forum (ERF 2017), Edinburgh, 22-24 March 2107.
</p>
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<h2>Bosch Girls Campus interactive lecture on robots and technologies at Fraunhofer IPA</h2>
<div class="date">February 18th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
In the scope of the Bosch Girls Campus cooperation Fraunhofer IPA provided an interactive lecture on robots and technologies to three groups of high-skilled female high-school students.
</p>
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<h2>Televised Lecture: Can Robots Recognize Emotions in Speech?</h2>
<div class="date">January 25th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Khiet Truong (UT) gave a lecture titled "Can robots recognize emotions in speech?" at the TV series Universiteit van Nederland.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>Children Engage in Design of Kenny</h2>
<div class="date">January 24th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Who would want a boring robot ...? The children in the nursery at partner VPI tell us how they want Kenny's shell to be painted.
</p>
<center><img src="images/tuw2017-shell-design.jpg" alt="Shell Design for Kenny" width="600" /></center>
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<h2>Care-O-bot 4 and other IPA robots on KiKa TV</h2>
<div class="date">January 21st, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
The TV broadcast "Erde an Zukunft" from the public TV channel KiKa has featured a documentary on Care-O-bot 4 and other IPA robots for children.
</p>
<a href="http://www.kika.de/erde-an-zukunft/sendungen/sendung97674.html">http://www.kika.de/erde-an-zukunft/sendungen/sendung97674.html</a>
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<h2>University of Bonn presents SQUIRREL research at Pupils' Day</h2>
<div class="date">January 16th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
The University of Bonn gives a presentation about robots and the SQUIRREL project, especially on how to teach a robot to tidy up toys, at the Pupils' Day at Clara-Schumann-Gymnasium, Bonn.
</p>
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<h2>Call for Submissions to HRI 2017: 3rd Workshop on Child-Robot Interaction</h2>
<div class="date">January 16th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Growing-Up Hand in Hand with Robots: Designing and Evaluating Child-Robot Interaction from a Developmental Perspective
</p>
<p>
This HRI workshop on Child-Robot Interaction will be hold on 06 March 2017 at HRI in Vienna, Austria. Please consider to contribute to this workshop. More information is available from here:
</p>
<p>Website: <a href="https://childrobotinteraction.org/">https://childrobotinteraction.org/</a></p>
<p>Twitter: #workshopCRI</p>
<p>Facebook group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/CRIresearch/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/CRIresearch/</a></p>
<p>Please send your paper through the following submission link: <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wpcri2017">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wpcri2017</a></p>
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<h2>Announcement: Dagstuhl Seminar on Planning And Robotics</h2>
<div class="date">January 15th – 20th, 2017</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Malik Ghallab, Nick Hawes, Daniele Magazzeni (KCL), Brian Williams will organize a Dagstuhl Seminar on Planning And Robotics in January 2017.
</p>
Webpage: <a href="https://www.dagstuhl.de/en/program/calendar/semhp/?semnr=17031">https://www.dagstuhl.de/en/program/calendar/semhp/?semnr=17031</a> <br>
<center><img src="images/kcl2017_dagstuhl.jpg" alt="Dagstuhl Seminar" width="600" /></center>
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<h2>Workshop: States of Flux - Soft Robotics in Arts and Engineering</h2>
<div class="date">December 1st-2nd, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
The two-day workshop States of Flux - Soft Robotics in Arts and Engineering was organised by ARQ (Advanced Robotics Centre at Queen Mary University of London) involving artists and scientists from the Universities of Cambridge, Imperial, KCL, QMUL, Surrey and The Royal College of Arts on the newest advancements in soft robotics in arts and engineering.
</p>
Webpage:
<a href="https://eu-robotics.net/robotics_week/events/states-of-flux---soft-robotics-in-arts-and-engineering.html">https://eu-robotics.net/robotics_week/events/states-of-flux---soft-robotics-in-arts-and-engineering.html</a>
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<h2>QMUL develops Proximity Sensor with Color Calibration towards a product</h2>
<div class="date">November 28th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
The Proximity Sensor with Color Calibration that was developed within the SQUIRREL project was filed as an initial patent application. Moreover, the Queen Mary University of London business development team (formerly KCL) pesented the novel sensor in China at Jiangsu Centre of International Technology Transfer, at the University in Suzhou, and in an innovation park in Shanghai, organised as exchange workshops.
</p>
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<h2>Long Night of Robots at TUW and UIBK</h2>
<div class="date">November 25th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
As part of the European Robotics Week, several Austrian Universities host the Long Night of Robots, showcasing cutting-edge research in robotics to the public. SQUIRREL partners TU Vienna and University of Innsbruck present the SQUIRREL project and explain how robot Kenny can help in cleaning up a children's room.
</p>
Webpages:<br> <a href="http://langenacht.acin.tuwien.ac.at/index.html">http://langenacht.acin.tuwien.ac.at/index.html</a> <br>
<a href="https://eu-robotics.net/robotics_week/events/openlab--inday-students.html">https://eu-robotics.net/robotics_week/events/openlab--inday-students.html</a>
<center><img src="images/robot_night_2016_1.jpg" alt="Long Night of Robots" width="420" /><img src="images/robot_night_2016_2.jpg" alt="Long Night of Robots" width="420" /><br>
<img src="images/robot_night_2016_3.jpg" alt="Long Night of Robots" width="590" /><img src="images/robot_night_2016_4.jpg" alt="Long Night of Robots" width="250" /></center>
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<h2>Talk at Gala of Science by Vanessa Evers</h2>
<div class="date">November 24th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Vanessa Evers gave a talk about robots at the Gala of Science.
</p>
Webpage: <a href="https://www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/wetenschap-in-black-tie-en-glitterjurk">https://www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/wetenschap-in-black-tie-en-glitterjurk</a>
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<h2>First Part of Kenny's Shell is Mounted</h2>
<div class="date">November 24th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
TUW has recevied and mounted the first part of the shell on Kenny. Still looks prototyp-y, but that can be sanded and painted.
</p>
<center><img src="images/tuw20161124-kenny-halfshell.jpg" alt="Kenny's first shell" width="400" /></center>
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<h2>TUW brings Kenny to the Kids at VPI</h2>
<div class="date">November 21st, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Kenny, the SQUIRREL robot, visited the children in the nursery at partner VPI. Here the children chose toys and laid them out for Kenny to explore the variety of objects Kenny can grasp with its arm and 3-finger hand. Not each attempt was successful at first try, but with help from the children almost all objects could be picked up in the end.
</p>
<center><img src="images/tuw2016-kenny-vpi-1.jpg" alt="Object Grasping Games with Children at VPI" width="420"/><img src="images/tuw2016-kenny-vpi-2.jpg" alt="Object Grasping Games with Children at VPI" width="420"/><br>
<img src="images/tuw2016-kenny-vpi-3.jpg" alt="Object Grasping Games with Children at VPI" width="420"/><img src="images/tuw2016-kenny-vpi-4.jpg" alt="Object Grasping Games with Children at VPI" width="420"/><br>
<img src="images/tuw2016-kenny-vpi-5.jpg" alt="Object Grasping Games with Children at VPI" width="420"/><img src="images/tuw2016-kenny-vpi-6.jpg" alt="Object Grasping Games with Children at VPI" width="420"/><br></center>
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<h2>Online Video at UNI Global Union</h2>
<div class="date">November 15th - 16th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
UNI Global Union features a video on Vanessa Evers (UT) talking about robots and AI.
</p>
Webpage: <a href="http://www.uniglobalunion.org/news/uni-leadership-summit-future-world-work-experts-give-their-verdict">http://www.uniglobalunion.org/news/uni-leadership-summit-future-world-work-experts-give-their-verdict</a>
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<h2>Webportal article about SQUIRREL at ITgirls.ba</h2>
<div class="date">November 6th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
SQUIRREL researcher Senka Krivic (UIBK) was interviewed by the webportal ITgirls.ba. The article reports on the SQUIRREL project and its challenges. The article is available (in Bosnian) from: <a href="http://itgirls.ba/supergirls/senka-krivic-razvijam-robote-koji-ce-djeci-pomagati-u-pospremanju-igracaka/">http://itgirls.ba/supergirls/senka-krivic-razvijam-robote-koji-ce-djeci-pomagati-u-pospremanju-igracaka/</a>
</p>
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<h2>Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Jian S. Dai: Robots of the future that are shaped by arts and nature</h2>
<div class="date">November 3rd, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Prof. Jian S. Dai will give a distinguished lecture at the Great Hall of King's College London. This lecture will provide an overview of innovative robotics that is shaped by the arts. Professor Jian S.Dai will be presenting robots of the future that are moulded by innovation and artistic imagination. The talk will also explore the latest developments in Origami robots, metamorphic hands, and metamorphic parallel robots with their domestic, health and industrial applications.
</p>
<center><iframe width="800" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yTFrXUEaP2w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>
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<h2>Invited Lecture at the University of Amsterdam (NL)</h2>
<div class="date">November 1st, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Vicky Charisi gave an invited lecture to over 300 students from the Department of Informatics, University of Amsterdam.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>TV Lecture at the Universiteit van Nederland Series</h2>
<div class="date">October 21st, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Vanessa Evers gave a lecture on television about social robots within the series of Universiteit van Nederland.
</p>
Webpage: <a href="http://www.npo.nl/de-universiteit-van-nederland/21-10-2016/VPWON_1265356">http://www.npo.nl/de-universiteit-van-nederland/21-10-2016/VPWON_1265356</a>
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<h2>Vanessa Evers talks about Robots in 2050 at Dutch TV Show Zapp</h2>
<div class="date">October 17th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Vanessa Evers (UT) talks about the Netherlands in 2050 and robotics in 2050 at the TV show Zapp for Dutch kids.
</p>
Webpage: <a href="http://www.zapp.nl/nederlandin2050">http://www.zapp.nl/nederlandin2050</a>
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<h2>University Meets Public Event with TU Vienna</h2>
<div class="date">October 10th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
TU Vienna has showcased the SQUIRREL project at the University Meets Public event organized by adult education center VHS Vienna.
</p>
Webpage: <a href="https://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2016/10/06013.html">https://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2016/10/06013.html</a>
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<h2>Grand Gala of Research in NL</h2>
<div class="date">October 3rd, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Cristina Zaga and Vanessa Evers were involved in presentations and discussions at the yearly event Nacht Van Wetenshap en Maatschapij, the grand gala of research in the NL.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>Drongo Festival Exhibition: A Computer that Listens to Your Emotions</h2>
<div class="date">September 30th - October 1st, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Jaebok Kim and Khiet Truong (University of Twente) demonstrated speech emotion detection technology during the lanuage festival Drongo Festival in Utrecht, NL.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>Online Article at Sigma</h2>
<div class="date">September 8th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
The online magazine Sigma published an article about: Robots will make our lives easier.
</p>
Webpage (in Dutch): <a href="http://www.sigmaonline.nl/2016/09/vanessa-evers-robots-gaan-leven-veraangenamen/">http://www.sigmaonline.nl/2016/09/vanessa-evers-robots-gaan-leven-veraangenamen/</a>
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<h2>KCL provides a tutorial at ECAI-16</h2>
<div class="date">August 30th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Daniele Magazzeni from KCL features the tutorial "Planning for Hybrid Systems" at the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2016 in The Hague.
</p>
</div>
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<h2>Online News Article on Kenny in Die Welt</h2>
<div class="date">July 27th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Kenny, the SQUIRREL robot, is featured in an online article of the German Newpaper "Die Welt" on robots in everyday life.
</p>
Webpage (in German): <a href="https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article157326720/So-koennen-Roboter-bald-unseren-Alltag-verbessern.html">https://www.welt.de/wissenschaft/article157326720/So-koennen-Roboter-bald-unseren-Alltag-verbessern.html</a>
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<h2>Article in online magazine AGCONNECT</h2>
<div class="date">July 13, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
The online magazine AGCONNECT interviewed Vanessa Evers and published the article Robot Love: about human-machine interaction. Social Intelligence is crucial for robots.
</p>
Webpage: <a href="http://agconnect.nl/artikel/robot-love-over-interactie-mens-machine">http://agconnect.nl/artikel/robot-love-over-interactie-mens-machine</a>
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<h2>Workshop with Children at the UT Design Lab</h2>
<div class="date">June 27, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Vicky Charisi and Cristina Zaga organized a Child-Robot Interaction Workshop with children and teachers at the Design Lab (UT).
</p>
</div>
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<h2>KCL presents the SQUIRREL project at the first UK Robotics Week</h2>
<div class="date">June 25th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>The KCL Centre for Robotics Research has presented the SQUIRREL project as part of their open day event. The event was supported by UK-RAS society, and was part of the first UK robotics week. Invited interested researchers from the UK robotics community, as well as general public - school groups and people interested in robotics - could learn about the developments within the project. </p>
<center><img src="images/kcl2016_openday_1_small.jpg" alt="KCL Open Day 1" width="600" /></center>
<center><img src="images/kcl2016_openday_2_small.jpg" alt="KCL Open Day 2" width="600" /></center>
<center><img src="images/kcl2016_openday_3_small.jpg" alt="KCL Open Day 3" width="600" /></center>
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<h2>Vanessa Evers talks at ProDemos cafe</h2>
<div class="date">June 14th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Vanessa Evers gave a talk about changes in society with robots at ProDemos café.
</p>
Webpage: <a href="https://www.prodemos.nl/agenda/robotisering/">https://www.prodemos.nl/agenda/robotisering/</a>
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<h2>ROSPlan tutorial at ICAPS 2016 Summer School</h2>
<div class="date">June 10th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
Michael Cashmore from KCL provides a tutorial on ROSPlan at the ICAPS 2016 Summer School in London.</p>
</div>
</div>
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<h2>TV and radio report on child-like robot learning by ORF</h2>
<div class="date">April 21st, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
The Austrian TV and radio station ORF featured TV report (ORF Ö1 Wissen Aktuell) and a radio report (ORF 2 Tirol Heute) on child-like robot learning at the University of Innsbruck.
The radio report is available from (in German): <a href="http://oe1.orf.at/programm/434380">http://oe1.orf.at/programm/434380</a>.
</p>
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<h2>Article "Hier sind die Roboter" in the magazine News</h2>
<div class="date">April 16th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>
The magazine News reported on the SQUIRREL project.
The article can be viewed here (in German): <a href="https://iis.uibk.ac.at/_media/public/16042016news_zech_lnf_full.pdf">https://iis.uibk.ac.at/_media/public/16042016news_zech_lnf_full.pdf</a>.
</p>
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<h2>Announcement: Robots: the next big technological revolution of this century</h2>
<div class="date">March 24th, 2016</div>
<div class="text">
<p>In a cafe-style setting, Vanessa Evers will give a presentation about her research on social robotics.</p>
Links (in Dutch): <br>
<a href="http://www.newscientist.nl/blogs/robots-de-volgende-grote-technologische-revolutie-van-deze-eeuw/">http://www.newscientist.nl/blogs/robots-de-volgende-grote-technologische-revolutie-van-deze-eeuw/</a> <br>
<a href="https://dezwijger.nl/programma/vanessa-evers-david-abbink/">https://dezwijger.nl/programma/vanessa-evers-david-abbink/</a>
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<h2>Dutch Royal Society of Engineers Award for Vanessa Evers (UT)</h2>
<div class="date">March 16th, 2016</div>
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Vanessa Evers from University of Twente receives the Dutch Royal Society of Engineers Award because of the appealing way in which she manages to make the connection between science and society.
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Webpage: <a href="https://www.utwente.nl/ctit/archive/!/2016/2/73993/vanessa-evers-wins-academic-society-award">https://www.utwente.nl/ctit/archive/!/2016/2/73993/vanessa-evers-wins-academic-society-award</a>
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<h2>Maren Bennewitz presents at Kärcher Cleaning Systems</h2>
<div class="date">March 16th, 2016</div>
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<p>Maren Bennewitz presents her research and in particular the Squirrel Project at the Kärcher Future Day.</p>
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<h2>3rdHand Winter School on Manipulation in Clutter</h2>
<div class="date">February 29th-March 4th, 2016</div>
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<p>The SQUIRREL / 3rdHand Winter School on Manipulation in Clutter took place 29.2. - 4.3.2016 in Obergurgl, Austria. This second SQUIRREL school was jointly organised with the team from the 3rdHand project (<a href="http://3rdhandrobot.eu">http://3rdhandrobot.eu</a>). 20 participants convened in the winter resort of Obergurl in Tirol, listening to a range of interesting talks from five lecturers: Robert Platt (Northeastern University), Giampiero Salvi (KTH), Manuel Lopes (INRIA), Peter Roth (Austrian Institute of Technology), Yasemin Bekiroglu (University of Birmingham). Next to talks and lively discussions, participants enjoyed the lovely winter landscape, hiking and skiing.</p>
<center><img src="images/winterschool-small.jpg" alt="Winter School" height="600" /></center>
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<h2>Announcement: AAAI workshop on Planning for Hybrid Systems</h2>
<div class="date">February 13th, 2016</div>
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<p>Daniele Magazzeni (KCL), Scott Sanner, Sylvie Thiebaux will organize the AAAI workshop on Planning for Hybrid Systems in Phoenix.</p>
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<h2>UIBK is interviewed on exploitation of ICT research at the Technology Transfer Center of Western Austria (WTZ West)</h2>
<div class="date">February 4th, 2016</div>
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Justus Piater from the University of Innsbruck has provided a public interview about potential for exploitation of ICT research at the Technology Transfer Center of Western Austria (WTZ West).
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<h2>Talks and tutorials at the First GMAR Winter School on Robotics in Graz</h2>
<div class="date">January 21st-22nd, 2016</div>
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<p>Researchers from the University of Innsbruck will be providing a contributed talk on grasp affordance learning, another contributed talk on non-prehensile pushing, as well as a tutorial on grasping and manipulation at the GMAR winter school in Graz.</p>
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<h2>Vanessa Evers presents at the World Economic Forum Davos</h2>
<div class="date">January 17th-20th, 2016</div>
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<p>Vanessa Evers presented her research and ideas at the World Economic Forum in Davos.</p>
<p>Videos can be seen here <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvgH-p6-Dt0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvgH-p6-Dt0</a> (The rise of social robotics, ~5min) and here <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4fTOSpUxs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4fTOSpUxs</a> (Issue Briefing: Infusing Emotional Intelligence into AI, ~40min).</p>
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<h2>Justus Piater invited speaker at ICCV workshop</h2>
<div class="date">December 17th, 2015</div>
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<p>Justus Piater is an invited speaker at the 1st International Workshop on Recovering 6D Object Pose, at ICCV in December 2015.</p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL at the Lange Nacht der Technik (Long Night of Technology) at the TGM in Vienna</h2>
<div class="date">October 8th, 2015</div>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.tgm.ac.at">TGM</a>, one of the top HTL (Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalt) in Vienna, in cooperation with the <a href="http://pria.at">Practical Robotics Institute Austria (PRIA)</a>, organises the Lange Nacht der Technik (Long Night of Technology) to bring scientists in direct contact with students. The event invites visitors of all ages to learn about teaching and research at the TGM, presenting research projects by TGM students, invited scientific talks, and offering workshops from biotechnology to robotics. Furthermore Universities and companies present latest research projects. SQUIRREL will be present with the Robotino and demonstrates controlling a mobile robot with gestures.</p>
<p>For more information see <a href="http://langenachtdertechnik.pria.at">http://langenachtdertechnik.pria.at</a></p>
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<h2>Announcement: seminar at Dagstuhl</h2>
<div class="date">October 5th-10th, 2015</div>
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<p>Justus Piater (UIBK) organizes Dagstuhl Seminar 15411 on Multimodal Manipulation Under Uncertainty.</p>
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<h2>Announcement: SQUIRREL project presentation booth at IROS in Hamburg</h2>
<div class="date">September 29th - October 1st, 2015</div>
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<p>The SQUIRREL project proudly announces to feature an information booth at IROS 2015 in Hamburg. Visitors will be able to get in contact with the project people, watch current videos on the project, and see a demonstration of the metamorphic hand developed within SQUIRREL.</p>
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<h2>Justus Piater invited speaker IROS 2015 workshop</h2>
<div class="date">September 28th, 2015</div>
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<p>Justus Piater is an invited speaker at the workshop on Learning Object Affordances: A fundamental step to allow prediction, planning and tool use in autonomous robots, at IROS in September 2015.</p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL TV broadcast on ORF </h2>
<div class="date">September 19th, 2015</div>
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<p>SQUIRREL appeared in the TV documentary series "Newton" on ORF (Austrian national TV), about robotics and AI, on Sept 19.</p>
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<h2>Justus Piater invited speaker at ICAR 2015 workshop</h2>
<div class="date">July 31st, 2015</div>
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<p>Justus Piater is an invited speaker at the workshop on Robot Learning, Bottom-up and top-down development of robot skills at ICAR in July 2015.</p>
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<h2>RSS 2015 workshop on Learning Reusable Concepts in Robotics</h2>
<div class="date">July 16th, 2015</div>
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<p>Justus Piater is organizing, with Tamim Asfour (KIT), the workshop on Learning Reusable Concepts in Robotics at RSS in July 2015.</p>
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<h2>Justus Piater invited speaker at ICRA 2015 workshop</h2>
<div class="date">May 30th, 2015</div>
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<p>Justus Piater is an invited speaker at the workshop on Robotic Hands, Grasping, and Manipulation May 30, 2015, at ICRA 2015 in Seattle.</p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL in Die Presse</h2>
<div class="date">May 15th, 2015</div>
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<p>SQUIRREL appeared in the weekend edition of Die Presse, one of the major Austrian newspapers.</p>
<p>Link to the online article (German) <a
href="http://diepresse.com/home/science/4732327/Mit-Kenny-macht-Aufraeumen-Spass?from=suche.intern.portal">http://diepresse.com/home/science/4732327/Mit-Kenny-macht-Aufraeumen-Spass?from=suche.intern.portal</a></p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL news item in NRC: I want a robot that understands me</h2>
<div class="date">April 25th, 2015</div>
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<p>Vanessa Evers was interviewed by a major Dutch newspaper NRC about social robots and the Squirrel project, see link (in Dutch).</p>
<p>Link to the online article (in Dutch) <a href="http://www.nrc.nl/handelsblad/2015/04/25/ik-wil-een-robot-die-me-begrijpt-1487764">http://www.nrc.nl/handelsblad/2015/04/25/ik-wil-een-robot-die-me-begrijpt-1487764</a></p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL news item in Stuttgarter Zeitung</h2>
<div class="date">April 13th, 2015</div>
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<p>A news item on the SQUIRREL project and Care-O-bot 4 was published in the Stuttgarter Zeitung newspaper.</p>
<p>Link to the online article (German) <a href="http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.technik-ordnung-im-kinderzimmer.5654fec0-692d-4a9c-8887-73aafa08f31c.html">http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.technik-ordnung-im-kinderzimmer.5654fec0-692d-4a9c-8887-73aafa08f31c.html</a></p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL news item at tagesschau.de</h2>
<div class="date">April 6th, 2015</div>
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<p>The SQUIRREL project was thematized in the humorous column "Schlusslicht" at the website of Germany's premier public TV station ARD.</p>
<p>Link to the online article (German) <a href="http://www.tagesschau.de/schlusslicht/squirrel-kinderzimmer-101.html">http://www.tagesschau.de/schlusslicht/squirrel-kinderzimmer-101.html</a></p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL on radioeins.de</h2>
<div class="date">April 4th, 2015</div>
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<p>Michael Zillich was interviewed about SQUIRREL by German radio station radioeins.de.</p>
<p>Link to the online program (German) <a href="http://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/die_profis/archivierte_sendungen/beitraege/roboter-raeumt-kinderzimmer-auf.html">http://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/die_profis/archivierte_sendungen/beitraege/roboter-raeumt-kinderzimmer-auf.html</a></p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL in Salzburger Nachrichten</h2>
<div class="date">April 1st, 2015</div>
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<p>The SQUIRREL project and its technical ambitions have been published in the Salzburger Nachrichten, a major Austrian newspaper.</p>
<p>Link to the online article (German) <a href="http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/rubriken/besteimmobilien/wohnen-leben/sn/artikel/dieser-roboter-raeumt-auf-144065">http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/rubriken/besteimmobilien/wohnen-leben/sn/artikel/dieser-roboter-raeumt-auf-144065</a></p>
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<h2>Best of the Best in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015 for Care-O-bot 4</h2>
<div class="date">March 30th, 2015</div>
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<p>We’re glad to announce that this year’s RedDot judging panel awarded the product design of Care-O-bot 4 with the prize. As only 1,6 percent of all applications, Care-O-bot 4 received the recognition "Best of the Best”.</p>
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<h2>SQUIRREL news item at golem.de</h2>
<div class="date">March 25th, 2015</div>