Robot dog takes the train: A quadruped from the University of Sunderland caught the attention of the travelling public when it accompanied UoS’s academic Dean of the Faculty of Technology on a trip to Newcastle, according to trade newsletter Rail Business Daily. Its coverage includes a short video of the quadruped’s trip by train Source: Rail Business Daily (28 March)
Fun, learning and research in Robot Playground: A 3-day primary school camp in the Netherlands enables pupils to discover technology, robotics and programming in a playful environment. The camp also produces research to see how a personal robot friend can promote the well-being of school-age children. TNO, euRobotics member, is part of the team behind Robot Playground. Source: Rockingrobots (2 March, in Dutch)