Robots as surgical assistants

Today, robotic systems are little more than assistants used to hold and aim surgical tools. A research team led by Jan Steinbrener and Stephan Weiss at the University of Klagenfurt is looking to develop new technological options to support surgeons in their work.

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Deploying autonomous robots to maintain ships’ hulls

Cleaning a ship’s hull currently takes around eight days and costs between 100,000 and 200,000 Euros.  A research team that includes Stephan Weiss and Jan Steinbrener from the Department of Smart Systems Technologies aims to use autonomous robots for this task.

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Getting drones to improve their self-awareness

Drones are increasingly being deployed as autonomous actors in uncontrolled environments. This requires reliable control and navigation. The research team at the University of Klagenfurt led by Stephan Weiss and Jan Steinbrener, which also includes doctoral student Christoph Böhm, is now working on improving the drone’s self-awareness so that it becomes better at adapting to changing conditions in the future.

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SERG – Paper Publication – Univ.-Prof. Martin Pinzger

The paper ‘A Cryptography-Powered Infrastructure to Ensure the Integrity of Robot Workflows‘ written by Benjamin Breitling, Bernhard Dieber, Martin Pinzger und Stefan Rass has been published in the Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy.
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Martin Pinzger is the leader of the Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) and the head of the Department of Informatics Systems (ISYS).
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