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Leeds Robot takes runner up prize in "Best Technical Innovation" at International Robotics Challenge Event
A robot from the University of Leeds won this prize based on the technology developed in the EU funded STRANDS project for mobile robots that are able to run for months in dynamic human environments.
Professor Alan Williams awarded the 2017 George Westinghouse Gold Medal
Professor Alan Williams has been awarded the 2017 George Westinghouse Gold Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Gold for Leeds in the Teaching Excellence Framework
The University of Leeds has achieved a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), the highest award possible.
Celebrating the value of waste in Global South Cities
A research team from School of Civil Engineering led by Dr Costas Velis devised a new systems analysis and training tool, SoCo, which explores the costs and benefits of waste management systems.
Engineering professor and his team develop first-ever autonomously controlled capsule robot
Professor Pietro Valdastri and his graduate student Piotr Slawinski from Vanderbilt University presented their research in autonomous retroflexion in robotic colonoscopy at the ICRA 2017 conference.