Autonomous Robotics &News
Achievements, media coverage, conference highlights, and lab announcements.
MBZIRC 2024
From 52 international teams across 25 countries, our heterogeneous UAV-USV team finished 3rd globally at the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge. USD 100,000 for the robotic arm milestone, USD 50,000 for the Unmanned Surface Vehicle.
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Industry Collaboration
ADAFSA visited KUCARS to explore AI-enabled robotics, intelligent perception, autonomous systems, and precision agriculture, with discussions focused on collaboration for real-world agricultural challenges and sustainable food systems.
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Marine Research
The team presented a multi-stage robotic framework for coral bleaching assessment using underwater image enhancement, coral segmentation, color-reference chart detection, and automated bleaching analysis at the Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center.
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Training & Technology
In collaboration with Kausora Technologies, the team received hands-on training in multispectral camera systems, calibration, spectral band selection, and agricultural data acquisition for crop-health monitoring and stress detection.
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Commercialization
The TouchRIPE team, together with Silal, visited LuLu Retail in Al Ain to evaluate how tactile-based fruit-ripeness assessment could support grading consistency, reduce waste, and improve fresh-produce handling and shelf-life decisions.
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