Jessica Meyer

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Robots 0 Animals 1

- September 23, 2016

Robots 0 Animals 1

#robotsvsanimals #robots #animals #robotics

Originally shared by What's Hot Online

Lawn mower VS Moose

#robotics #biomimicry #animals #bristol #uwe #brl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv1U2WB4f8M&feature=share

I fostered a dog once that was the perfect alarm clock.

- June 10, 2015

I fostered a dog once that was the perfect alarm clock. I have never woken up so early and well disposed for so long here in Europe than while fostering him.. oh, how I miss Rocky. I wish I could have kept him, but the landlord didn't allow two dogs in the property.. there should be some pet protection rules regarding the letting business. Why on earth one dog is fine but two - same age, same breed - aren't?!

#animals #pets #dogs

Originally shared by Cole and Marmalade

Do you have a kitty alarm clock? … Wakes you up at 4:55am every day with a soothing meow 2 inches from your face?

How does YOUR cat remind you it's breakfast time?! :)

#eco #green #animals #vegetarian #vegan

- May 07, 2015

#eco #green #animals #vegetarian #vegan

Originally shared by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

ALMONDS AREN’T THE PROBLEM.

SHARE if you wish more people knew THIS! ‪#‎MeatsNotGreen‬

It takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce just 1 POUND of beef.

#animals #eco

- March 18, 2015

#animals #eco

Originally shared by Thomas Bell

Brilliant
http://www.species-in-pieces.com/#

Bristol Bright Night

- December 02, 2014

Bristol Bright Night

I am finding even more posts mentioning me. This one is related to the short talk I gave at the Bristol Bright Night 2014 and my supervisor's Robots vs. Animals talk at the same night.

How do ants build bridges? What can you teach a robot? Could a robot be more like a bee? Come along to see how studying the behaviour of swarms is inspiring engineers in state-of-the-art robotics. Prof. Alan Winfield from the University of the West of England and Ben Coleman from Bristol Zoo will demonstrate how swarming behaviour in the natural world is helping engineers to develop robots that can solve problems and work collaboratively.

We are also part of “Bite Size Research” with a short talk by Jessica Meyer on designing robots for swarm behaviours (7.30pm) and another by Shane Windsor on bird flight and aerial robotics, both in the Watershed.

#robotics #swarmrobotics #bristolbrightnight #bristol #brl #uwe #alanwinfield #robotsvsanimals #animals #swarms #jessicameyer
http://robotsvsanimals.net/2014/09/23/bristol-bright-night-robots-vs-animals-talk/

I have just found this blog post from when I took part at the Festival of Nature.

- December 02, 2014

I have just found this blog post from when I took part at the Festival of Nature.

Dave Naish from Bristol Zoo and Professor Alan Winfield from UWE demonstrated how swarms of animals interact and work collaboratively, and how swarm intelligence is being used in robotics.

Dave explained how ants can achieve complex engineering feats such as building bridges by working collectively. Alan then showed how analysing the behaviour of groups of insects was informing the design of innovative robots.

Using the idea of “swarm intelligence,” groups of robots can work collectively to collect information about their surroundings and interact with each other. Programming robots to perform such tasks helps to understand how swarms function in nature, and also develops new capacities for emerging robotics technologies.

The Robots vs. Animals project is a collaboration between the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Bristol Zoo and the UWE Science Communication Unit supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious Awards.

#robotics #swarmrobotics #festivalofnature #bristol #brl #uwe #alanwinfield #robotsvsanimals #animals #bristolzoo #jessicameyer
http://robotsvsanimals.net/2014/06/26/roaches-vs-robots-at-the-festival-of-nature/

Robots vs. Animals

- December 02, 2014

Robots vs. Animals

More on the news about my session on Swarm Robotics at the Robots vs. Animals project, with the official photos.

#robotics #robotsvsanimals #robots #animals #brl #uwe #bristolzoo #bristol #swarmrobotics #evolution #biomimicry #jessicameyer
http://robotsvsanimals.net/2014/12/02/bristol-zoo-school-sessions-a-great-success/

More on the news about my session on the Robots vs. Animals

- November 28, 2014

More on the news about my session on the Robots vs. Animals

The students enjoyed a presentation on the evolution of certain animals and learnt how their behaviours have inspired robots being developed in BRL (Bristol Robotics Laboratory) before they got to see the robots at work. One behaviour demonstrated was ‘swarming’; just like birds, fish and insects that sense one another around them and follow the trail of others, the group saw robots performing the same action using sensors and cameras. Pupils got to handle cockroaches, a skink and observe rats communicating with one another through different methods.

#robotics #robotsvsanimals #robots #animals #brl #uwe #bristolzoo #bristol #bristolgrammarschool #swarmrobotics #evolution #biomimicry #jessicameyer
http://www.bristolgrammarschool.co.uk/News/Behaving-like-animals.aspx

I have kick started the project Robots vs.

- November 28, 2014

I have kick started the project Robots vs. Animals at the Bristol Zoo. Mine was the first session! The kids had great fun, and us too.

During the session, the students investigated human-robot interaction, learning about why engineers make robots yawn, dance and gesture like humans in order to make the robots more approachable and engaging. Students saw how evolution is shortening the legs of the blue-tongued skink. This helped them understand how robots are evolving – and one day might be able to change their shape rapidly like Transformers.

#robotics #brl #robotsvsanimals #uwe #bristol #bristolzoo #swarmintelligence #swarmrobotics #robots #animals #biomimicry #jessicameyer
http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/uwenews/news.aspx?id=2988

That's my session on the Robots vs Animals project as part of the EU Robotics Week 2014.

- November 04, 2014

That's my session on the Robots vs Animals project as part of the EU Robotics Week 2014.

Description: What can animals do that robots can't? What can we try and learn from animals to improve robots? What can engineering insights teach us about how animals move and sense? These are just some of the questions we will develop in educational sessions at Bristol Zoo Gardens. The sessions are aimed at school groups in Key Stage 3 (11-14 year olds), and run on a selected number of days in 2014/15. Tuesday 25th November has been selected as an event date to coincide with EU Robotics Week.

In each one-hour session, students will learn how animals are the inspiration for new technologies – biomimetics and bio-inspiration. Incorporated into each session will be the chance to interact with live animals and state-of-the-art robots from the BRL – from touch sensors based on rodent whiskers to electricity production inspired by digestion processes.

Students will gain first-hand insight into the scientific processes of research, developing prototypes and experimentation. The sessions will be co-led by BRL robotics engineers and Zoo education officers. Together, they will bring to life the connections between diverse scientific disciplines. They can show students how robotics research is being applied to solve real-world problems such as finding clean energy sources and better surgical tools.

This project is a collaboration between the Bristol Robotics Lab, UWE Science Communication Unit and Bristol Zoo Gardens.

#robotics #animals #brl #bristolzoo #eurobotics #euroboticsweek #roboticsweek #bristol #uwe #europeanunion
http://www.eu-robotics.net/cms/index.php?idart=3064

#halloween #animals #pets #dogs #humor #halloween2014

- October 30, 2014

#halloween #animals #pets #dogs #humor #halloween2014

Originally shared by German Shepherd Dog Lovers Community

Halloween funnies...

#animals #intelligence #crow #humor

- September 27, 2014

#animals #intelligence #crow #humor

Originally shared by Mayur Bhola