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UWE's world-leading research increases by 170%
18/12/2014
The volume of world-leading research at UWE Bristol (the University of the West of England, Bristol) has gone up by 170%, according to the results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 out today.
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UWE Bristol students named in most influential Bristolians under 24
17/12/2014
Three UWE Bristol students have been included in Rife Magazine's 24 Most Influential Bristolians under 24.
Anna-May Richards, Silas Adekunle and Rhys Buchanan appear on the list in the Green, Technology and Media categories, respectively.
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3D printed hand wins award
11/12/2014
Open Bionics founder Joel Gibbard has won a prosthetic innovation award from The Limbless Association for his work developing 3D printed robotic hands for amputees.
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New research will help robots know their limits
08/12/2014
A team of UK researchers is embarking on a collaborative project to ensure that the autonomous robots we build in the future will be safer, making decisions that are ethical and follow legislation on robotics.
Robots that can think and act without human intervention are moving from fiction to reality. The nuclear, aerospace, manufacturing and agricultural industries are starting to develop autonomous systems that can carry out tasks that are either too difficult or too dangerous for humans, while driverless cars are already with us.
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VENTURER consortium to test driverless cars in Bristol region
03/12/2014
The VENTURER consortium has secured funding from Innovate UK to test driverless cars in the Bristol region. This appointment follows today's Autumn statement announcement to make the UK a world centre for the testing and development of this new technology.
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UWE Bristol bring Robots vs Animals to Bristol Zoo
28/11/2014
To view photos from the event, please visit the gallery on the UWE Bristol Flickr pages.
Local schools had the chance to interact with live animals and real robots as part of a project organised by the Science Communication Unit at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) during EU Robotics Week.
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3D printed robotic hand wins international prize
05/11/2014
Open Bionics, a business based in Bristol Robotics Laboratory's Technology Business Incubator, has been awarded second place and $200,000 at Intel's Make it Wearable Challenge.
Founder Joel Gibbard and colleague Sammy Payne pitched their affordable, 3D printed prosthetic hand to a panel of judges at the final of the global competition held in San Francisco.
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Design an animal-inspired robot competition
03/11/2014
The Science Communication Unit at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is working with Bristol Robotics Laboratory and Bristol Zoo Gardens to inspire young people to have a go at designing robots inspired by animals.
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Joel Gibbard of Open Bionics named Founder of the Year at SPARKies
31/10/2014
Joel Gibbard of Open Bionics, has been named Founder of the Year at The SPARKies award put on by TechSparkUK. The award was announced last night at the SPARKies awards ceremony at Komedia in Bath, as part of Bath Digital Festival.
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Open Bionics pitching in US to win £500k at Intel Make it Wearable competition
31/10/2014
On Saturday 1 November Open Bionics founder Joel Gibbard will pitch his 3D printed prosthetic hand to a panel of judges in San Francisco, in a bid to win the coveted Intel Make it wearable prize. The judging panel will include Venus Williams and the chairs of Nike, Best Buy, and Louis Vuitton, in a bid to win $500,000.
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Bristol Robotics Lab start-ups make royal pitch
20/10/2014
Three new start-up tech businesses based in the Bristol Robotics Lab (BRL) will be taking their innovative ideas to the Pitch@Palace Bootcamp today, The Duke of York's acclaimed initiative to support entrepreneurs.
Reach Robotics, (Silas Adekunle), Dawn Robotics (Alan Broun), and OmniDynamics (David Graves) are three start-up companies based in the Technology Business Incubation Unit in BRL that have been chosen for the Pitch@palace competition Bootcamp taking place on Monday 20 October.
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Robotics start up in final of Lloyds Bank Enterprise Awards
12/09/2014
A company based at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) has reached the national final of the Lloyds Bank Enterprise award for graduates, after winning the regional heat in Exeter this week. The competition, now in its third year, offers the winning venture a first prize of £50,000.
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Prosthetic hand project in global finals of Intel Make it Wearable competition
05/09/2014
An idea to significantly reduce the cost of prosthetic limbs using rapid prototyping technology has reached the global final of the Make it Wearable Competition, run by Intel.
Joel Gibbard and Sammy Payne of Open Bionics, which is based in the incubator at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), submitted a video explaining their idea for a robotic prosthetic hand that will cost less than £600 to make.
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UWE Bristol graduate designs rugged tablets for emergency services and mobile workforces
30/07/2014
Hywel Vaughan, a Product Design Technology Graduate from UWE Bristol is using his expertise to design a rugged tablet PC and convertible laptops for frontline users in the emergency services, as part of his role at Tetratab, a company that specialises in supplying tough technology to mobile workforces around the world.
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UWE Bristol students gear up for world's largest student motorsport competition
09/07/2014
Students from UWE Bristol are readying themselves to race in Formula Student, an international motorsport competition taking place at Silverstone from 9-13 July.
UWE Spires Racing, comprised of 70 students from multiple disciplines across the University, will be one of the 114 teams from 38 different countries lining up on the grid at the event run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
