University of São Paulo: From drones to robot surgeons, USP’s “Robotics Exhibition” in São Carlos brings news from the sector
This Tuesday, October 4th, the School of Engineering of São Carlos (EESC) at USP starts the Robotics Exhibition , with the exhibition of robots with the most different functionalities and applicability, such as autonomous cars and trucks, agricultural robots, drones and robots for performing surgeries, among others, all designed by the USP Robotics Center (CRob).
The exhibition, which is part of the EESC Mechatronics Engineering Week (Sematron) program, will take place from 1 pm, on the ground floor of Block E-1, located in Area 1 of the USP São Carlos Campus. The event will also feature the exhibition of robots from Semear , the school’s extracurricular group, as well as other groups from USP and the company XMobots do Brasil. , which will exhibit its fixed and rotary wing drones.
“The show is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers and high school students, since the idea is to show the various applications of robotics through the projects being carried out in our Robotics Center. . The objective is to reveal to the public how this universe, with all its advances, becomes increasingly present in the daily lives of people in the most different areas, from agriculture to medicine, through mobility and many others”, highlights Marcelo Becker. , professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at EESC.
Inauguration of the Group of Robots with Legs
In addition to following the news and trends in the sector, the public who attend the event will be able to follow a special demonstration that will take place at the end of the afternoon, in the parking area in front of the Armando de Salles Oliveira Academic Center (Caaso), when the area of the Legged Robots Group of the SEM-EESC-USP Robotics Laboratory, coordinated by Professor Thiago Boaventura.
This is the first research group in Brazil focused on this area of robotics, which includes quadrupedal and bipedal robots. Currently composed of about ten researchers, including master’s, doctoral and post-doctoral students, in addition to partnerships with several prestigious institutions in this segment abroad, it aims to leverage research and innovation in robotics with a focus on applications of national interest, such as the agricultural and petroleum area.
To mark the opening, the group will exhibit two of the most modern quadruped robots currently available in the world: ANYmal, by ANYbotics, from Switzerland, and Go1, by Unitree, from China. The EESC Robotics Show will also feature other international participation. The German Kuka Robotics will present the cell with cooperative robot and the Swiss Flybotix will show its drones for inspection.
The event’s schedule also includes the exhibition of projects developed by the Research and Innovation groups of AcelorMittal, ABB, Stäubli and Petrobras, as well as a space for SwissNex and Swiss Business Hub Brazil, which will be present showing startups and forms of Swiss-Brazil cooperation.