Masterclass spaces have been filled – we are no longer accepting new applications to attend. Please contact us with any late enquiries.
Masterclass details
Organised by the UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) Node in Functionality on behalf of the UKRI TAS Programme, the Masterclasses in Swarm, Soft and Aerial Robotics provide developers, operators, end users and researchers with an opportunity for hands-on experience with a range of autonomous and robotic technologies that can be deployed in the logistics, manufacturing and infrastructure industries.
Participants work with university researchers to try out and explore the capabilities of the latest technologies in swarm robotics, soft robotics and aerial robotics (drones) via an interactive ‘teaching and doing’ format.
There are opportunities to explore future avenues for the use of these technologies in the context of your own work, with the TAS Node sponsoring a number of follow-on short student research projects in summer 2023.
Location
The masterclasses will be held in-person in April and May 2023 at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, an internationally recognised Centre of Excellence in Robotics run in partnership between the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England (UWE).
Participation
Note: Masterclass spaces for 2023 have been filled – we are no longer accepting new applications to attend.
The events are free to attend with limited spaces, which will be allocated following completion of short applications. We invite applications from members of industry, academic research and other interested parties. Applicants must provide information about their areas of interest and any initial ideas or applications they would like to explore during the masterclass.
Applications will be reviewed by the Organising Committee. Selection of final participants will be based on the fit of their interests to the technology areas, as well as the potential for future use and development of these technologies aligned with these interests.
Selected participants will be notified of their place at the masterclass by the end of March/early April 2023 and will be required to confirm attendance to secure their space.
We recognise the value of diversity and the contribution that every individual can make. We will support selected applicants to mitigate any barriers to their participation.
Programmes
Masterclass in Swarm, Soft and Aerial Robotics: Future technologies for logistics, manufacturing and smart infrastructure (pdf)
Wednesday 19 April 2023
10:00 Arrival & registration
10:15 Introductory talks
11:00 Lab tours and technology demos
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Parallel Workshops: 1.Soft Robotics 2.Swarm Robotics 3.Aerial Robotics
15:00 Discussion: Ways forward – Future work & collaboration
15:30 Networking
16:00 End
Masterclass in Swarm Robotics: Future technologies for logistics, manufacturing and smart infrastructure (pdf)
Thursday 4 May 2023
10:00 Arrival & registration
10:15 Introductory talks
11:00 Swarm Robotics Workshop
13:00 Lunch & Networking
14:00 End
Organising Committee
From the University of Bristol’s TAS Functionality Node:
- Shane Windsor
- Sabine Hauert
- Jonathan Rossiter
- Katie Drury
- Miranda Addey