Tag Archives: robotics

How robots can guide us safely through the pandemic

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Fatemeh Rastgar

The World Health Organization has recommended that to cut the chain of Covid-19 transmission, people should keep social distance and avoid touching surfaces in public places. The question is: how we can manage our lives in a way that reduces … Continue reading →

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How to reduce the workload of healthcare workers using robots

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Inga Külmoja

University of Tartu roboticists are working on hospital robots that will minimise the contact between staff and patients and thereby lower the risk of infection during virus outbreaks. Continue reading →

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Meet Houman, our robotics wizard from Iran

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Inga Külmoja

This is a podcast interview with Houman Masnavi, a fresh Master’s graduate in Robotics and Computer Engineering at the University of Tartu from Iran. Continue reading →

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The world’s first robotic vine twists and climbs

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Mariana Kukk

Material scientists at the University of Tartu have developed the world’s first robotic vine. Continue reading →

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How I got to spend last summer building rockets

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Ayush Jain

Ayush Jain writes about his summer internship building rockets in Latvia. Continue reading →

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“Excuse Me, Have You Fallen Down?”

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

The University of Tartu researchers presented ROBO M.D., a home care robot which monitors and detects critical situations which need prompt medical attention for elderly people or people with cardiovascular diseases. Continue reading →

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A Robot Salesman?

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Inga Külmoja

A small Tartu-based company has commissioned a team of robotics engineers at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Technology to build a prototype of a small, knee-high or slightly taller, advertising robot. It will be able to make sounds, move around, flash lights, offer candies or distribute flyers, and talk to people. Continue reading →

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