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University of Wales, Newport


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Mission

The Robotic Intelligence Lab studies different aspects of intelligence and intelligent behaviour with an emphasis on intelligence in robots and automated systems.

Understanding the structural and interaction-related principles behind the emergence of intelligent behaviour is the greatest scientific challenge of the present time. Studying these principles in robots is advantageous for two reasons.

  1. While robots face all the complexities of real world interaction, they are easier to study than animals, including humans. Animals provide working examples but, for practical and ethical reasons, we cannot easily manipulate their control systems for experimental purposes. Robots allow us more freedom to explore different principles for autonomous control.
  2. By reproducing intelligent behaviour in robots we can automate tasks that are undesirable or dangerous to humans.

Organisation

The Robotic Intelligence Lab is coordinated by Dr. Torbjørn Dahl and is physically located in room L14 on the Allt-yr-yn campus. The lab is funded partially by the Newport Business School (NBS), partly by Science Research Infrastructure Funding (SRIF) from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), partly by a research grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and partly by a research grant from the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

Distinguished Research Seminar Series

From 2010 RIL are proud to host their own series of seminars given by prominent researchers in robotics. We are delighted that Professor Alan Winfield, our closest neighbour at the Bristol Robotics Lab, has accepted our invitation to give the inaugural lecture in this series. [full programme].

Latest news

  • December 2009 The Robotic Intelligence Lab took delivery of a Gypsy VI motion capture system from Animazoo Ltd.
Contact Details:
Dr. Torbjørn S. Dahl, Robotic Intelligence Lab Telephone: +44 (0)1633 432344
University of Wales, Newport Fax: +44 (0)1633 432307
Allt-yr-yn Campus, Allt-yr-yn Avenue Email: torbjorn.dahl@newport.ac.uk
Newport NP20 5DA, United Kingdom Telephone (lab direct line): +44 (0)1633 432548
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