UC Research Centres: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1-20 of 1334
-
Aldebaran Again - Is this the end of Pepper?
(2022)Softbank Robotics sold their Nao and Pepper robots to the United Robotics Group (URG) which reversed the name of this business back to its orginal “Aldebaran”. In this episode Dwain Allan and I discuss the uncertain future ... -
A community guide to finding īnanga spawning sites
(Marine Ecology Research Group, 2022)In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the recovery of whitebait species and sustainability of whitebait fisheries in Aotearoa New Zealand. At the same time, kaitiaki and rivercare groups have established ... -
REPORT ON OECD GUIDELINES FOR MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES (2018)
(2022)The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (hereafter referred to as the Guidelines) are well-meaning but often poorly executed. This report investigates the role of the New Zealand National Contact Point and makes ... -
Autonomous Vehicles – Do We Really Know The Risks? [Podcast]
(2022)Autonomous Vehicles (AV) are the riskiest form of human-robot interaction. One the one hand they offer unparalleled improvements to the safety and comfort of drivers, passengers and other traffic participants. They also ... -
Zombies - Can robots be conscious? [Podcast]
(2022)Are robots zombies? This might seem like a strange question at first, but it leads to one of the most important questions in science today: what is consciousness and can robot’s become conscious? These questions fascinate ... -
Emotions And Consciousness In Robots [Podcast]
(2022)In the last HRI podcast episode we talked about the role of emotions for humans and robots. The interview with Douglas Campbell truly inspired me and there was not enough time in the last episode to go into the full depth ... -
The Sad Robot [Podcast]
(2022)What roles do emotions, affect and moods play for humans and robots? We will discuss how robots can sense, reason and express emotions. Furthermore, we talk about if emotions make robots more human. I had the pleasure to ... -
The Science Beyond the Horizon [Podcast]
(2021)Predatory conferences have become a global problem that plagues the scientific community. The Science Horizon Conferences claims to organize ten conference in 2022 in Europe, including the International Conference and Expo ... -
The Story Of Boston Dynamics [Podcast]
(2022)Boston Dynamics is the rock star of robotics. It recently featured in a beer commercial during the Super Bowl. How did a company that started as a military contractor become a novelty in beer commercials? Dwain Allan and ... -
Investigating the impact of ferrite magnetic cores on the performance of supercapacitor assisted surge absorber (SCASA) technique
(IEEE, 2019)Supercapacitor assisted surge absorber (SCASA) is a patented technique developed by the University of Waikato. One noticeable attribute of this design is the inclusion of a coupledinductor which improves its capability ... -
Permeance based model for the coupled-inductor utilized in the supercapacitor assisted surge absorber (SCASA) and its experimental validation
(IEEE, 2020)Transient-surge absorption capability of small/low cost supercapacitors (SCs) is already published. SCASA is a patented technique that led to the development of a high performance commercial surge protector which adheres ... -
Optimization of Supercapacitor Assisted Surge Absorber (SCASA) Technique: A New Approach to Improve Surge Endurance Using Air-Gapped Ferrite Cores
(MDPI AG, 2021)SCASA is a patented technique commercialized as a surge protector device (SPD) that adheres to UL-1449 test standards. Apart from the novel use of supercapacitors, SCASA design incorporates a coupled-inductor wound to a ... -
Supercapacitor assisted surge absorber (SCASA) technique: selection of magnetic components based on permeance
(IEEE, 2021)Supercapacitors help building long time constant resistor-capacitor circuits. This property helps them withstand high voltage transient surges and dissipate transient energy in the resistive element of the circuit without ... -
Microfluidic Platform to Study Electric Field Based Root Targeting by Pathogenic Zoospores
(IEEE, 2022)This paper reports the fabrication and application of a microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip platform to study the electrotactic movements of pathogenic microorganisms. The movement of the pathogens in response to electric fields ... -
Impact of Climate change on Tourism in Sri Lanka: An Investigation
(2015)Tourism is the act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, while making use of the commercial provision of services. It is further identified as a product of modern ...