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Bristol Robotics Laboratory to stage UK's largest robotics conference
30/04/2018
Robotics and technology experts from the across the globe will descend on Bristol for a leading conference being hosted by Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL).
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Network to establish West of England as leading region for robotics
26/04/2018
Industry, entrepreneurs and academia have joined forces to create a new network aimed at establishing the West of England as the country's leading region for robotics.
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Robotics startup launches first medically approved 3D printed bionic arms
25/04/2018
A robotics company which began as a startup at Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) has launched the world's first medically certified 3D printed artificial arms for amputees.
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PEE POWER® to light up more sites after Africa school trial success
23/04/2018
Technology that converts urine into electricity will be introduced to further locations in the Developing World this year following a successful trial in Uganda.
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Bristol Virtual Reality Lab opens creating centre of innovation for virtual and augmented reality
16/04/2018
A landmark new facility establishing Bristol as a central development hub for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) skills and content has officially opened its doors.
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£6.5m project aims to drive digital innovation in the South West
13/04/2018
A project worth £6.5million is being launched across the South West to expand the use of digital technologies throughout the region's creative, health and manufacturing sectors.
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ClairCity game to help determine Bristol's future
13/04/2018
A new game has been launched, and it's all about Bristol. The ClairCity Skylines game from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and Bristol City Council, enables people in the city to shape how they want their city to look in the future. By making decisions in the ClairCity Skylines game, players also provide data that can help authorities solve real world problems, such as air pollution, in the city.
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Student entrepreneurs selected for South Korea trade visit
19/03/2018
Student technology entrepreneurs from Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) have been selected to take part in an Innovate UK business trip to South Korea.
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Drone racing event invites families to build autonomous RAF airship or fly in a simulator
14/03/2018
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is to launch the second of its indoor drone events, where families have the chance to build a remote-controlled plane, have a go in a simulator, or construct an autonomous airship with the Royal Air Force (RAF). Budding coders can also take part in a hackathon to programme a drone, while engineers will do the same to get their machines to fly unaided and race each other.
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Future Space company to move on after success of robotic cameras used in nature programmes
14/02/2018
Mobile camera rig specialists Motion Impossible, whose equipment was recently used in the hit BBC One series Big Cats, are to move to bigger premises after successfully developing their next generation robotic dolly system.
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UWE Bristol's Future Space generates more than £2 million for the region's economy within first year of opening
07/02/2018
Bristol's first science and tech hub Future Space generated more than £2 million for the regional economy within its first year, a new report reveals.
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Investment of £2 million to tackle UK's digital skills gap
25/01/2018
Training the next generation of digital specialists has received a major boost, thanks to a £2 million investment at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
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UWE Bristol Fellowship to combine traditional printing methods with cutting-edge technology
08/12/2017
A T-shirt print capable of warning its wearer when dangerous chemicals are in the air, and pharmaceutical packaging with ink signifying when pills are counterfeit are just two ideas likely to emerge from a new research project involving the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and a leading scientist and print industry expert.
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VENTURER driverless car trial reveals users' trust levels in autonomous vehicles
27/11/2017
Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) driving on our roads will need to operate more cautiously than the average driver in order to foster public trust in the technology. This is the main finding from the second in a series of three trials carried out as part of the VENTURER project, one of the first Connected and Autonomous Vehicle projects to have launched in the UK.
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'How to build a robot' film set in Bristol - media premiere at Watershed
20/11/2017
Rusty Squid, a spin out company featuring experimental robotic engineering and design that started at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), has a premiere Channel 4 screening of a film called 'How to build a robot' at the Watershed Cinema on Monday 27 November at 13:00.
