Saturday, August 25, 2007

Three final candidates for the Robotdalen Scientific Award

The three final candidates of the Robotdalen Scientific Award have been elected and will all attend the prize ceremony at Robotdalen Day in Örebro September 5, where the winner will be officially presented. The final candidates are:
* Bram Vanderborght from Virje Universiteit Brussel in Belgium,
* Eric Demeester from Katholieke Universiteit in Belgium,
* Mike Stilman from Carnegie Mellon University in the USA.

Swedish Robotdalen has founded The Robotdalen Scientific Award, an international competition for young scientists, with EUR 20 000 in prize money. The purpose is to encourage young, innovative people all over the world in the field of robotics and automation, to find new and untried approaches for the future.