Engineering and Physical Sciences in the media - September 2014
From dishwasher loading robots to social media and apps data revealing global eating habits and more...
- Boris the robot was featured in an article on Wired.it (Italy) (25.9.14)
- Dr Nick Hawes was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 concerning Bob the robot and how he is able to navigate corridors and make decisions about where is most important to patrol (22.09.14)
- Professor Jeremy Wyatt and Dr Nick Hawes (Computer Science) were interviewed about their robot, Boris, which demonstrates domestic capabilities such as loading a dishwasher. The story was featured by BBC News, ITV News, the Times, Daily Mail, Independent, Financial Times and Birmingham Mail, among others. (12.09.14)
- Research by Professor Andreas Freise and Professor Alberto Vecchio (Physics and Astronomy) on gravitational waves was featured by BBC News and the Irish Times. (12.09.14)
- Dr Mirco Musolesi’s (Computer Science) research which uses social media and apps data to reveal global eating habits was featured by the Irish Times and Medical Xpress. (08.09.14)