Past Events

March 2024

  Thu 21 Mar 2024
  14:00 - 14:45
Image: Linchuan ZhaoSeminar: Seminar: Mechanical Energy Harvesting Systems: Methods, Design, and Applications (Dr. Linchuan Zhao, Imperial College London)
Title: Mechanical Energy Harvesting Systems: Methods, Design, and Applications Abstract: Mechanical energy harvesting converts low-quality and high-entropy mechanical energy from the environment into electrical energy, which can provide long-term effective power supply for numerous low-power sensors widely distributed in the Internet of Things (IoT). Mechanical energy harvesting technology shows great promise in addressing the critical challenge of sustainable energy supply for the IoT,...

January 2024

  Fri 19 Jan 2024
  15:00 - 16:00
Image: Dr Joao BimboSeminar: Robotics is a Contact Sport - Dr Joao Bimbo (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Robotics is a Contact Sport Abstract: Future robots that share our environments and are able to perform useful tasks will need to physically interact with their surroundings in a safe and effective way. This talk will be focused on different aspects of contacts between the robot and its environment, from the development of force sensors and perception methods, to collision detection and interaction control. I will give an overview of my past work in this area and discuss future...

December 2023

  Thu 14 Dec 2023
  15:00 - 16:00
Image: Dr Amy Kyungwon HanSeminar: Designing mechanisms, actuators, and sensors for haptics, medical applications, and grasping. Dr Amy Kyungwon Han (Seoul National University)
Dr Amy Kyungwon Han is an assistant professor at Seoul National University, South Korea. Dr Amy Kyungwon Han's research has focused on designing mechanisms, actuators, and sensors for haptics, medical applications, and grasping. Website: https://hero.snu.ac.kr More details of her present and past research are below: Implantable medical devices Devices that induce tissue growth of underdeveloped hearts Biomimetic ventricular assist devices Soft sensors for measuring...

June 2023

  Fri 30 Jun 2023
  15:30 - 16:30
Image: Soft robotics, haptics and manipulationSeminar: Soft robotics, haptics and manipulation
Double seminar on haptics, robotic manipulation and applications of soft robotics: 15:30-16:00 Applications of soft haptics and robotics, by Professor Helge A. Wurdemann, University College London 16:00-16:30 Robotic manipulation and haptics, by Dr Adam Spiers, Imperial College London Speaker 1: Professor Helge A. Wurdemann, University College London https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=mTCuCN4AAAAJ Bio. Professor Helge A....
  Wed 14 Jun 2023
  11:00 - 12:00
Image: Zechen Xiong's talkSeminar: Bio- and more than bio-: to combine bio-inspired soft robots with bi-stability By Zechen Xiong
Title: Bio- and more than bio-: to combine bio-inspired soft robots with bi-stability Speaker: Zec Xiong MS TEAMS link Imaginary Abstract: This talk is about bio-inspired soft robotics, as the title shows --- "Bio- and Beyond," and about multi-stable structures. Bio: Zechen Xiong is currently a fifth-year PhD candidate at Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York. And he finished his bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing....
  Tue 6 Jun 2023
  08:00 - 19:00
Image: London Robotics & AI Summer Mini-School
Join us at the Mile End Campus of Queen Mary University of London for the first pilot of the London Robotics & AI Summer School, jointly organised by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and University College London (UCL). This first edition will be a one-day event (i.e. a Mini-School), with presentations by academics of QMUL, UCL and Imperial College, followed by a short robotic hackathon in which you will be challenged to update the ROS code of a small robotic arm to pick as many objects as...

May 2023

  Mon 29 May 2023
  09:00 - 17:00
ICRA2023 Lab tour @ Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)
ICRA2023 ARQ Lab tours Date: 29 May 2023 Time for arrival: 09:00 for the Morning session; 14:00 for the Afternoon session Location: Centre for Advanced Robotics @ QMUL (ARQ) Bancroft Road Entrance, Engineering Building, Queen Mary...
  Mon 29 May
 - Fri 2 Jun 2023
Image: Conference: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
ARQ is a key organiser of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). The largest and most prestigious event of the year in the Robotics and Automation calendar, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) will bring together the world's top academics, researchers, and industry representatives. Taking place for the first time in the UK, London will provide the perfect backdrop to this world-class event. If Robotics and Automation is your...
  Thu 25 May 2023
  13:00 - 14:00
Image: StelarcSeminar: EXCESS AND INDIFFERENCE: Embodiment, Aliveness and Agency, invited talk by Stelarc
EXCESS AND INDIFFERENCE: Embodiment, Aliveness and Agency Invited talk by Stelarc, an artist who pioneered movement augmentation In person in the Fogg Lecture Theatre or Online via Teams Abstract The body in excess has become a contemporary chimera of meat, metal and code. In the technological terrain of that it now inhabits the body requires sensory, machinic and computational augmentation. And in this age of body hacking, gene mapping, prosthetic augmentation, organ swapping, face...
  Wed 17 May 2023
  13:00 - 13:30
Image: Dr Bidan HuangSeminar: ARQ Research Seminar - Talk by Dr Bidan Huang
Title: The Use of Tactile Sensing in Robotic Manipulation Abstract: This talk will discuss the role of tactile sensing in accomplishing continuous in-hand manipulation tasks. Our research proposes a comprehensive framework for end-to-end policy learning incorporating tactile feedback and sim-to-real transfer. We showcase the ability of this approach to finely manipulate a thin cylindrical object, leveraging multiple contacts of a highly skilled robot hand. By effectively utilizing high...

February 2023

  Wed 22 Feb 2023
  14:30 - 15:00
Image: Seminar: Seminar: Robot-Assisted Systems for Medical Training
ARQ (advanced robotics centre) seminar Robot-Assisted Systems for Medical Training by Dr Thilina Lalitharatne, Lecturer in Robotics and Mechatronics, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London (joined ARQ in Jan 2023) Abstract. Medical trainees usually acquire examination and surgical skills by practicing on real patients with feedback from experts. Given the risks associate in dealing with real patients, Simulation-Based Education (SBE) is frequently...

December 2022

  Tue 6 Dec 2022
  09:00 - 18:00
Image: ARQ-Robotics Centre Research Day 2022
This is an internal QMUL event organised by the Centre for Advanced Robotics @ QMUL (ARQ). Venue: Robin Brook Centre (19 Giltspur St, EC1A 9DD), Morris Lecture Theatre Registration link (free, but required to reserve catering): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arq-day-2022-robotics-at-qmul-tickets-464606960927 Programme 9:00- 9:30 Breakfast 9:30-12:00 Session #1 - Presentations by ARQ Steering Committee 9:30 - 9:40 Dr Lorenzo Jamone - Welcome and Introduction 9:40 - 9...

September 2022

  Mon 12
 - Thu 15 Sep 2022
Conference: IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2022)
The 2022 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2022) will be held on September 12–15, 2022 in the Mile End Campus of the Queen Mary University of London, UK. The research of the ICDL community, previously referred to as...

August 2022

  Wed 24
 - Fri 26 Aug 2022
Image: Conference: Haptic & Audio Interaction Design
11th International Workshop on Haptic & Audio Interaction Design We are thrilled to announce the 11th International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design HAID 2022. Since its conception by Stephen Brewster in 2006, the aim of the HAID workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners who share an interest in finding out how the haptic and audio modalities can be used together in human-computer/machine interaction. The research challenges in the area are best approached...

June 2022

  Wed 8 Jun 2022
  11:00 - 12:00
Image: Seminar: Grand Challenges of Mixed Reality Technology, by Professor Anthony Steed
Seminar: Research on Virtual Reality Systems, by Professor Anthony Steed, University College London On-campus location: QMUL Mile End, Graduate centre, 6th floor GC601 ONLINE MS Teams link: click here to join About Professor Antony Steed: https://wp.cs.ucl.ac.uk/anthonysteed/ https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=mPvFg_8AAAAJ Abstract. While virtual reality and augmented (VR & AR) technologies have been considered in the laboratory and niche industries since the...
  Wed 1 Jun 2022
  14:00 - 15:00
Image: Seminar: Haptic Interaction in Immersive Environments by Dr Jin Ryong Kim
Seminar: Haptic Interaction in Immersive Environments by Dr Jin Ryong Kim, University of Texas at Dallas Hybrid: online MS Teams and on-campus: QMUL Mile End, Graduate centre GC601 (6th floor) MS Teams link: click here to join the Teams call https://jessekim.com https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Evm4Sq0AAAAJ Abstract. Haptics is the science and engineering of creating and employing touch sensations. Recently, it has played a significant role in the next...

March 2022

  Wed 16 Mar 2022
  14:30 - 15:00
Image: Dr Dimitrios Kollias, Lecturer in Computer Science, Queen Mary University of LondonSeminar: Affect Analysis in-the-wild: Valence-Arousal, Expressions, Action Units and a Unified Framework, seminar by Dr Dimitrios Kollias
Affect Analysis in-the-wild: Valence-Arousal, Expressions, Action Units and a Unified Framework Dr Dimitrios Kollias, Lecturer in Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London Abstract. Affect recognition based on subjects' facial expressions has been a topic of major research in the attempt to generate machines that can understand the way subjects feel, act and react. In the past, due to the unavailability of large amounts of data captured in real-life situations, research has mainly...

September 2021

  Mon 27 Sep 2021
  16:10 - 18:10
Image: IROS 2021 workshop - Benchmarking of robotic grasping and manipulation: protocols, metrics and data analysis
We have the pleasure to organize a workshop allowing researchers from different fields to discuss several topics related to benchmarking of robotic grasping and manipulation. This workshop features world-leading researchers in both academia and industry, who are going to share the solutions and issues they face when systematically comparing robotic systems.
  Wed 15 Sep 2021
  14:30 - 15:10
Image: Seminar: Fundamental mechanics and mathematical techniques to analyse robotic mechanisms, Dr Sajeeva Abeywardena (Postdoctoral Researcher, ARQ)
Seminar link: MS Teams Abstract: In this talk, I will provide an overview of the research I have conducted in my Doctoral studies at Monash University and previous roles as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Imperial College London and Bristol University. My research to date can be summarised as the use of fundamental mechanics and mathematical techniques to analyse robotic mechanisms; with design and control applications in parallel mechanisms, force-feedback haptic devices, robotic...
  Wed 1 Sep 2021
  14:30 - 15:15
Image: Dr Zhibin LiSeminar: Learning motor skills for robot locomotion and manipulation
Learning motor skills for robot locomotion and manipulation Zhibin (Alex) LI Assistant Professor, Director of AIR Lab, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh https://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/advr/ Teaser Multi-expert learning of adaptive legged locomotion: https://youtu.be/n34gGhb7Qjo Abstract One of the overarching scientific goals of robot control of physical interactions is to develop machines to traverse various terrains, deliver payload, and perform...

May 2021

  Wed 5 May 2021
  14:00 - 15:00
Seminar: ARQ Seminar: Intelligent Tactile Robots - From Safe Interaction to Dexterous Manipulation, Dr Qiang Li, Bielefeld University
Abstract: Recent years, we witness the tendency that robots are walking out of labs and factories and getting into our life. Service robots are working in the hospital and taking care of the patients. They can grasp an object then deliver to a...

December 2020

  Thu 10 Dec 2020
  14:00 - 15:00
QMUL Crisis Prevention & Management - Medical and Engineering Approaches to Crisis.
Join Kaspar Althoefer, Adrian Martineau and Mauro Perretti for the next seminar in a series on Crisis Prevention and Management, this Thursday at 2pm via Zoom. In this series the nature of "Crisis" is explored, and how we can get better at predicting...

November 2020

  Wed 25 Nov 2020
  11:00 - 12:00
Image: Robotic projects at QMULARQ at EECS Research Week 2020
The Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary (ARQ) is a cross-faculty multidisciplinary research centre which brings under one roof the different robotics-related activities performed at the Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The main objective of ARQ is to facilitate collaborations within QMUL to reach critical mass and maximise societal impact. While interacting with different stakeholders from the industry and from the society at large, the members of ARQ provide world-class research...
  Wed 25 Nov 2020
  17:00 - 18:00
Image: Presentation PictureSoft robots interacting with humans and other fragile objects
Webinar: "Soft robots interacting with humans and other fragile objects" by Professor Kaspar Althoefer, 25th November 2020 - 5:00 PM Register via Eventbrite
  Mon 23 Nov 2020
  09:00 - 10:00
Image: Presentation pictureDesigning and Fabricating Soft Robots: Challenges and Tricks of the Trade
How do soft robots mould themselves to their environment? How can we integrate sensors into soft bodies? Find out at Prof Althoefer's talk on "Designing and Fabricating Soft Robots: Challenges and Tricks of the Trade". Join via Microsoft Teams

July 2020

  Fri 10 Jul 2020
  14:00 - 16:00
Conference: QMUL Robotics showcase - presentations for EPSRC
14:00-14:05 Welcome and Introduction of ARQ, Kaspar Althoefer (Professor, EECS/SEMS) 14:05-14:10 Lorenzo Jamone (Lecturer, EECS) - cognitive robotics, manipulation 14:10-14:15 Ketao Zhang (Lecturer, SEMS) - robotic...

December 2019

  Mon 16 Dec 2019
  10:00 - 10:40
Wearable Sensing and Medical Big Data for Precision Health
by Professor Ye Li, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technologies, China http://www.bit-siat.com/en/ https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Vo09I7kAAAAJ Abstract: Cardiovascular disease is one of the most...

November 2019

  Fri 22 Nov 2019
  12:30 - 15:00
Interactive Agri-Robotics and Machine Learning for Machine Listening
Interactive Agri-Robotics and Machine Learning for Machine Listening by Philip Noman, Ross Robotics, UK and Dr Emmanouil Benetos, Queen Mary University of London, UK Interactive Agri-Robotics: Philip Norman...

July 2019

  Wed 3
 - Fri 5 Jul 2019
Conference: TAROS 2019: 20th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference
The 20th TAROS conference will be hosted by the Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary, Queen Mary University of London from the 3rd to the 5th of July 2019. Camera-ready submission deadline for both short and full-length papers is ...

April 2019

  Wed 17 Apr 2019
  16:00 - 17:00
Seminar: Perspectives on robotics interaction control
Seminar: Perspectives on robotics interaction control by Dr Thiago Boaventura, Sao Paulo University, Brazil   When: Wed, April 17, 16:00-17:00 Where: Computer Science building (entrance from Bancroft road),...
  Sun 14 Apr 2019
  00:00 - 00:00
RoboSoft 2019 Workshop: Eversion and Growing Soft Robots
This workshop provides an opportunity to discuss, and share ideas related to the development and application of eversion and growing soft robots. Recent years have seen a surge in interest in creating soft robots, offering a high level of dexterity...

January 2019

  Tue 29 Jan 2019
  16:00 - 17:00
Seminar: Human Robotics
Seminar: Human Robotics by Professor Etienne Burdet, Imperial College London https://www.imperial.ac.uk/human-robotics   When: Tue, Jan 29, 16:00-17:00 Where: Engineering building, Eng 3.24 (Mile End campus)...

December 2018

  Thu 13 Dec 2018
  15:00 - 16:00
Image: Seminar: Quality-Diversity Optimisation: Learning large sets of diverse and high-performing solutions in robotics
Seminar: Quality-Diversity Optimisation: Learning large sets of diverse and high-performing solutions in robotics by Dr Antoine Cully (Department of Computing, Imperial College London, UK) This seminar is co-organised with the QMUL Institute of Applied Data Science. When: Thu, Dec 13, 15:00-16:00, coffee/tea reception after the seminar 16:00-16:20 Where: People's palace, PP2, Mile End campus (building 16, campus map, https://www.qmul.ac.uk/docs...

June 2018

  Fri 22 Jun 2018
  14:00 - 15:00
Seminar: Flexible Endoscopic Surgery Robots
Seminar: Flexible Endoscopic Surgery Robots Professor Dong-Soo Kwon, KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Fri, June 22, 2018, 14:00-15:00 QMUL Mile End campus, People's Palace building, room LG01 (basement) ...

March 2018

  Wed 21 Mar 2018
  14:00 - 19:00
Workshop on Assistive Robotics & Technologies
Workshop on Assistive Robotics & Technologies When: March 21, 14:00-19:00 Where: GO Jones building, ground floor Lecture theatre, Queen Mary Univerisity of London, Mile End Campus (Stepney green or Mile End road stations) QMUL...

February 2018

  Thu 22 Feb 2018
  00:00 - 00:00
Conference: The 2nd IEEE UK & Ireland RAS Conference
The 2nd IEEE UK & Ireland RAS Conference When: Thursday, 22nd of February, 2018 Where: Arts One: ALT, Queen Mary University of London Registration: registration website. Synchronising with the pace of IEEE Robotics...

November 2017

  Fri 17 Nov 2017
  17:00 - 21:30
Image: Workshop: Next Generation Robots for the Factory of the Future
Workshop: Next Generation Robots for the Factory of the Future To mark the completion of the FourByThree project, Queen Mary University London has organised an event entitled “Next Generation Robots for the Factory of the Future” that has attracted audience of hundred participants and took place in Royal Society, London on the 17th of November. During this workshop there were presentations of results from FourByThree partners (KCL, QMUL, DFKI, IFF), as well as invited...

October 2017

  Thu 12 Oct 2017
  14:00 - 15:00
Seminar: Tactile perception in and outside our body
Seminar: Tactile perception in and outside our body by Professor Vincent Hayward (University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; Centre for Advanced Studies, University of London, UK) When: Thu, Oct 12, 14:00-15:00 ...

June 2017

  Thu 29 Jun 2017
  12:00 - 19:00
Image: Open robotics day at Queen Mary University of London
@ Queen Mary (ARQ) is inviting to its day of inauguration. We will be showcasing QMUL's varied and exciting robotics activities and hear from our researchers about their most recent advancements in their areas of interest - highlights include soft robotics, flying solar-copters, micro swarm robots, articulated prosthetics for children, robot co-workers for the factory environment, tactile sensing, haptic tele-operation, wearable robots and much more. The event is open to everyone...

April 2017

  Wed 12 Apr 2017
  15:00 - 16:00
Image: Seminar: Spatial Perception for Mobile Robots
Seminar: Spatial Perception for Mobile Robots  by Dr Stefan Leutenegger, Imperial College London, Dyson Robotics Lab   When: April 12, 15:00-16:00 Where: Room GC 222, Graduate Centre (new building 18, see campus map), QMUL Mile End campus Campus map: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/docs/about/26065.pdf The seminar is open to all.   Abstract: Mobile robots need dedicated sensing and processing for localisation and mapping as well as scene understanding....

February 2017

  Fri 3 Feb 2017
  15:00 - 16:00
Seminar: How humans communicate through touch
Title: How humans communicate through touch by Dr Atsushi Takagi, Human Robotics group, Bioengineering, Imperial College London When: Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, 15:00-16:00 Where: Room 4.02, Computer science building (Bancroft Road Teaching...