Bristol now ‘robot combat hotbed of UK’, with teams honing robots for city battle in Feb
Bristol is now the UK hotbed of robot combat, with dozens of engineers and enthusiasts building vicious machines for bruising mechanical melees.
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Largest-ever computer vision dataset from wearable cameras
Computer science researchers at the University of Bristol have released EPIC-KITCHENS, a dataset filmed in 32 kitchens across four cities. The films, which include 11.5 million images, have been annotated with 40,000 action examples and half a million objects. This ground-breaking dataset will help machines to learn and advance first-person vision, enabling improvements in robotics, healthcare and augmented reality.
Pioneering technique set to scale new heights to tackle spread of disease, pollution and crime
A pioneering technique used to better understand global sea level rise is going next level to help solve a wide range of issues, including the spread of diseases or viruses, pollution, traffic congestion, and even crime.
New type of opal formed by common seaweed discovered
Scientists have discovered a completely new type of opal formed by a common seaweed which harnesses natural technology by self-assembling a nanostructure of oil droplets to control how light reflects from its cells to display a shimmering array of colours that until now, has only been seen in the gem stone.
Key role for University of Bristol in new supercomputer collaboration
The University of Bristol is one of the key academic partners in a new collaboration announced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today [Monday 16 April] to accelerate the adoption of supercomputers in the UK.
New lab to create centre of innovation for virtual and augmented reality
A landmark new facility for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) will officially open its doors today [Monday 16 April]. The lab, founded by the University of Bristol, the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), Watershed and Virtual Reality Developer, Opposable Group, aims to position Bristol as a centre of excellence and innovation of VR/AR at both a national and international level.
Bristol scientists develop insect-sized flying robots with flapping wings
A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots has been developed by a University of Bristol team, using a new method of electromechanical zipping that does away with the need for conventional motors and gears.
University of Bristol partners leading Chinese tech companies to host smart city research forum in Beijing
Word-leading experts from the University of Bristol and the provider of the world's largest mobile network, China Mobile, shared their insights into how 5G and the massive Internet of Things (IoT) will service rapidly expanding cities in China and around the world at a research forum in Beijing today [Monday 16 April].
Bioengineering - one key to solving global challenges
A new centre for engineering biology will build on Bristol’s success in synthetic biology and accelerate translation of its pioneering research to address global challenges and boost the UK’s bioeconomy.
Chinese grads celebrate time in Bristol at University’s first Shanghai Graduation
The University of Bristol’s most recent graduates were given the opportunity to celebrate with family and friends at a UK-style Graduation Celebration in Shanghai today (14 April).