robot

UNSW's robot soccer champs head to world playoffs

21 Jul 2017

Australia’s five-time world champions of robot soccer, UNSW’s Runswift team, heads to Japan this weekend to try and recapture the international trophy for a record sixth time.

UNSW robots vie for $5 million prize

09 Mar 2017

A team of five robots and 10 engineers from UNSW will represent Australia at the US$5 million Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Competition, battling 24 teams from 11 countries.

Robots put to work on e-waste

18 Nov 2014

UNSW researchers have programmed industrial robots to tackle the vast array of e-waste thrown out by Australians every year.

Robotic tractor shortlisted for innovation prize

09 Oct 2014

UNSW mechatronics researchers behind a robotic tractor and seeding machine have been named as finalists in The Australian Innovation Challenge.

UNSW farm robots win national competition

26 Sep 2014

Some healthy competition between UNSW student teams has resulted in a clean sweep in an agricultural robotics competition held in Sydney.

Competition seeds hope for new farm robots

23 Sep 2014

Two UNSW student teams are doing battle in the grand final of an agricultural robotics competition in Sydney this week.

Couch gets robotic makeover

04 Sep 2014

A team of UNSW engineering students has created a robotic couch that can move in any direction and be controlled using an Xbox gamepad.

Our (robot) soccer heroes

25 Jun 2010

UNSW's action androids have made it to the grand final of the world's biggest robot soccer competition - only to be knocked out by a team from Germany.

Fighters of the future

04 Jun 2010

UNSW engineering researchers are going up against the world's best in a US$1.6 million contest to develop the next generation of military robots.