The first European Robotics Week took place from 28th of November to the 4th of December 2011. During this week, 129 organisations (industry, research institutes, and universities) organized over 350 robotics related activities across Europe, highlighting the growing importance of robotics and promoting European Robotics.
Locally, the Department of Systems and Control Engineering teamed up with the Robotics and Industrial Automation Laboratory (Dept of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering), the University of Malta IEEE Student Branch and two commercial entities to organize a series of activities for the European Robotics Week.
This is a new initiative coordinated by the European robotics community and supported by the European Coordination Action (euRobotics). Organizations from several European countries simultaneously held outreach activities on robotics technologies targeted at students and the general public. The aim is to highlight the importance of robotics as an emerging and exciting technology, and to use the robotics theme to encourage students in taking up careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Further information on the European Robotics week can be found here.
The local programme of activities is detailed below:
PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES: European Robotics Week 2011
Monday 28th November, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta:
09:00 ~ 12:00: Laboratory tours for school children. Schools need to book in advance for this activity.
09:00 ~ 12:00: Robotics-related commercial stands on show.
11:00 ~ 12:00: Robot Wars 2011 participant displays.
Tuesday 29th November, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta:
09:00 ~ 12:00: Laboratory tours for school children. Schools need to book in advance for this activity.
09:00 ~ 12:00: Robotics-related commercial stands on show.
11:00 ~ 12:00: Robot Wars 2011 participant displays.
Wednesday 30th November, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta:
15:00 ~ 16:00: Robot Wars 2011 participant displays.
15:00 ~ 16:00: Robotics-related commercial stands on show.
16:00 ~ 17:00: Public talks on robotics and related activities at the University of Malta. (Room EB7, Engineering Building)
Thursday 1st December, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta:
09:00 ~ 12:00: Interactive workshop for school children in the Control Systems Lab a tour of the Robotics and Industrial Automation Laboratory. Schools need to book in advance for this activity.
09:00 ~ 12:00: Robotics-related commercial stands on show.
