06/25/10 Tech United second in robot soccer world championship
Tech United, the TU/e robot soccer team, took second place in this morning’s RoboCup 2010 world championship in Singapore. The team lost 4-5 in the final to the Chinese team Water from Beijing. That means the Eindhoven team has now been second in the world championship three times in a row...
06/21/10 Improved telescope sees through atmosphere with pinpoint sharpness
A sharp view of the starry sky is difficult, because the atmosphere constantly distorts the image. TU/e researcher Roger Hamelinck developed a new type of telescope mirror, which quickly corrects the image. His prototypes are
required for future large telescopes, but also gives old telescopes a sharper view...
04/01/10 Domestic robot helps sick elderly live independently longer
To enable elderly people to live at home as long as possible, a group of European researchers, coordinated from TU/e, will link robots and 'smart homes'. The robot, a 'sensible family friend', will ensure that home is a nice place to stay. And that patients do the right things. ...
04/02/09 Non-contact Measurement Machine for Freeform Optics (PhD thesis download) [TU/e] [11.720 KB]
This thesis describes the design, testing and realisation of a new non contact measurement machine for freeform optics. The machine is capable of universal, non contact and fast measurement of freeform optics up a diameter of 500 mm, with an uncertainty of 30 nm (2 sigma)...
Metrological AFM Stage [779 KB]
02/01/09 NanoCMM
