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The project CURSOR DEMO: robot SMURF conducting underground searches to locate victims trapped in the collapsed structures allows the visitors to learn about the EU research project CURSOR and its outcomes. The ground robot SMURF (Soft Miniaturised Underground Robotic Finder) will be demonstrated on and under the rubble, the functionalities are explained. The visitors will have the opportunity to try out the navigation of the SMURF and monitor the data received from the robot. Other project outcomes (drone fleet, information management system, geophones) will be additionally explained.
The focus will be on the end users in the research, how the end users – researchers-tech developers collaboration is bringing the desired results and expected support in the disaster risk reduction.

Cast

Speakers

Satoshi Tadokoro

Professor, Tohoku University

2005 Professor, Tohoku University
2014 Vice Dean, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
2014 Program Manager, Japan Cabinet Office, ImPACT Project
2016 President, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
2019 Director, Tough Cyberphysical AI Research Center, Tohoku University

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Masahiro Watanabe

Associate Professor, Osaka University

2018 Assistant professor, Tohoku University
2020 Assistant professor, Tough Cyberphysical AI Research Center, Tohoku University
2024 Associate professor, Osaka University

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Jan Sramota

Research Scientist, SINTEF Digital

2021 Research Scientist, SINTEF Digital
2017 PhD Student, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
2015 Researcher, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

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Tiina Ristmäe

Research Associate, project coordinator, German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)

2019 Coordinator for research projects CURSOR and SYNERGISE (THW)
2016-2019 Project management, EU Exchange of Experts project (THW)
2011-2016 Capacity building projects for community policing in Molday (Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Development Fund)
2001-2012 manager, NGO Estonian Neighbourhood Watch

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Learning and Playing Week

DEMO: robot SMURF conducting underground searches to locate victims trapped in the collapsed structures

Live demonstration of Soft Miniaturized Underground Robotic Finder – ground robot for detecting and locating persons in the collapsed buildings.

  • 2025.07.18[Fri]

    10:0018:00

    (Venue Open 09:30)

  • Pavilion
  • * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
  • * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.

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