Inspiring future Pasifika roboticists!
This week CARES hosted the PASI (Pasifika in IT Advocates for Students in IT) Mentoring Programme. Thirty young people from schools in South Auckland (Otara, Papatoetoe, Mangere and Otahuhu), and their families had the opportunity to visit The University of Auckland...
Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund success
Our researchers Associate Professor Andrew McDaid and Dr Marama Muru-Lanning and Dr Keri Mills have successfully been awarded prestigious research funding from the Royal Society. Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund, has allocated $83.671 million (excluding...
1st place at IROS
1st place at IROS Congratulations to Dr. Minas Liarokapis and his team of students on winning the Manufacturing track in the Grasping and Manipulation Challenge of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). The award is 3000 USD for...
Are we future ready for Robotics?
Are we future ready for Robotics? CARES at the Future Ready Summit 2019 Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED), recently undertook research to understand the future of work for Auckland, and on the 26th June, research findings, expertise and insight...
Outstanding Robotics research career: Professor Bruce MacDonald
Outstanding Robotics research career: Professor Bruce MacDonald Vice-Chancellor Commercialisation Medal https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2019/05/08/university-awards-celebrate-excellence-at-all-stages-of-research.html Congratulations to Bruce for being awarded this...
Academic success: New Chair in Ageing Well and New Professors
Academic success: New Chair in Ageing Well and New Professors Ngaire Kerse, Population Health – appointed the inaugural Joyce Cook Chair in Ageing Well. Our very own CARES researcher Professor Ngaire Kerse has just been appointed the inaugural Joyce Cook Chair in...