Month: October 2024

In collaboration with the Australian Centre for Robotics (ACFR) and MySpaceMedia, we hosted our annual industry-networking sundowner event in
October at the ACFR Labs, University of Sydney. We were delighted to welcome Lt. Gen Larry James as our keynote speaker, and listen to guest panellists Aude Vignelles, Michal Weiss & Navinda Kottege. They were joined by our Director, Prof. Ian Manchester and Prof. Salah Sukkarieh, to discuss Cross Sector Operations and Robotics and its applications in the space, agriculture and defence sectors.

ACFR PhD students Jack Naylor and Tara Bartlett presented their respective research projects in Building New Representations, Algorithms and Sensors to Help Platforms Operate Safely and Robustly in Space (Jack) and Footstep Planning For Agile Bipedal Robots (Tara).

It was great to be joined by so many current and emerging members of the Australian robotics community.

Last week ARIAM Research Hub members immersed themselves in the history of the MV Cape Don for two days of data collection and vessel analysis.

Using the Emesent Hovermap and Leica fixed scanner, our researchers surveyed the interior and exterior of the vessel; enabling us to develop a model for use by our researchers & partners in simulations and future robotics operations.

Data will also be shared with The Sea Heritage Foundation to report on the condition of the upper and lower decks; assisting them with the monitoring and maintenance of the MV Cape Don.