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#ERF2015 webcam: Horizon2020 project pitches Part I


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13 March 2015



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ERF_WebcamThe sixth edition of the European Robotics Forum brought together at least 600 scientists, companies, and robotics officials. We were there to capture pitches for the latest wave of robotics projects funded by the European Commission under Horizon2020. We asked roboticists about the big picture behind their project, the challenges ahead, and the desired outcome.

Check out the first videos below and stay tuned for the rest of the series. You can also read about all the approved projects here.


Flourish
Title: Aerial Data Collection and Analysis, and Automated Ground Intervention for Precision Farming
Duration (months): 42
Presenter: Roland Siegwart, ETHZ
Partners: Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zurich, CH | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn, DE | Albert-ludwigs-universitaet Freiburg, DE | Robert Bosch Gmbh, DE | Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, FR | Universita Degli Studi Di Roma La Sapienza, IT | Agenzia Servizi Settore Agroalimentare Delle Marche, IT


Centauro
Title: Robust Mobility and Dexterous Manipulation in Disaster Response by Fullbody Telepresence in a Centaur-like Robot
Duration (months): 42
Presenter: Sven Behnke, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn, DE
Partners: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn, DE | Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, IT | Scuola Superiore Di Studi Universitari E, IT | Perfezionamento Sant’anna, IT | Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan, SE | Linkopings Universitet, SE | Rheinisch-westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen, DE | Progenox Gmbh De, DE | Kerntechnische Hilfsdienst Gmbh, DE


AEROWORKS
Title: Collaborative Aerial Robotic Workers
Duration (months): 36
Presenter: Margarita Chli, University of Edinburgh, UK, Kostas Alexis, ETHZ, CH
Partners: Lulea Tekniska Universitet, SE | Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zurich, CH | Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan, SE | Universiteit Twente, NL | The University Of Edinburgh, UK |University Of Patras, EL |Ascending Technologies Gmbh, DE | Skybotix Ag, CH |Alstom Inspection Robotics Ag, CH | Skelleftea Kraft Ab, SE


CogIMon
Title: Cognitive Interaction in Motion
Duration (months): 48
Presenter: Jochen Steil, University of Bielefeld, DE
Partners: Universitaet Bielefeld, DE | Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, CH | Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, IT | The University Of Birmingham, UK | Fondazione Santa Lucia, IT | Imperial College Of Science, Technology And Medicine, UK | Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen, DE


Smokebot
Title: Mobile Robots with Novel Environmental Sensors for Inspection of Disaster Sites with Low Visibility
Duration (months): 42
Presenter: Achim Lilienthal, Orebro University, SE
Partners: Orebro University, SE | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, DE | Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung, DE | Angewandten Forschung E.v, DE | The University Of Warwick, UK | Taurob Gmbh, AT | Stadt Dortmund, DE



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Adriana Hamacher Associate Editor at Robohub and the UK's Knowledge Transfer Network and a contributor to Economist Insights
Adriana Hamacher Associate Editor at Robohub and the UK's Knowledge Transfer Network and a contributor to Economist Insights

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