DexROV on tour
Since the project’s conception DexROV partners have attending outreach events worldwide to promote our ideas, progress and research. Today we offer you a recap of where we’ve been and…
Posts Tagged underwater robotics
Clever design: modular approach for DexROV’s exoskeleton
One of the goals of the DexROV project is to integrate fine, dexterous control of an ROV arm – from land. Space Applications Services (SPACEAPPS) in Belgium are the…
Video: The art of simulation,
perfecting DexROV’s system
Testing new hardware and software systems is a high-stake activity. This is doubly true for systems at sea. If you test a robot at a depth of 1000 metres…
DexROV scores an A+ on first tests
On 13-17 June, the DexROV consortium conducted the first testing and integration trial for DexROV. Each partner’s elements were assembled on the DexROV framework and the software systems were…
Belgium connects to Marseille with DexROV’s first satellite link
To prepare for the first DexROV integration and testing activities in Marseille this month SPACEAPPS is working with COMEX and Omniaccess to establish the satellite components for the link…
IDIAP gets award recognition at ICRA’16
DexROV partner Idiap Research Institute has had their paper selected among award finalists at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Stockholm this month. The paper focused…
Partner Snapshot: JACOBS at M12
Jacobs University Bremen is responsible for the simulation environment, which was delivered at M12, and the underwater perception system, which has passed the design phase. They hosted the consortium’s…
Partner snapshot: SPACEAPPS at M12
As Coordinator of DexROV, SPACEAPPS had an active role in organizing early project activities during the first 12 months of the project – including contractual aspects as well as…
Partner Snapshot: ISME at M12
ISME are responsible for the development of the controller that will enable autonomous capabilities for the DexROV system. The controller will coordinate multiple tasks together, while discerning and prioritising…
DexROV partners attend EMRA meeting
A number of DexROV’s, partners, including representatives from the Interuniversity Center of Integrated Systems for the Marine Environment (ISME), Jacobs University (Germany), Graal Tech (Italy) and Space Applications Services…