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INESC TEC successfully tests robot to explore flooded mines
It was at the beginning of April that the robot, developed under the European project UNEXMIN, was successfully tested in the former Urgeiriça uranium mine (Nelas, Viseu). The project brought together twelve organisations from different seven countries.
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INESC TEC organises Portuguese Robotics Open 2019
INESC TEC, along with the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), organised the Portuguese Robotics Open between 24 and 28 April. The event, which had around 500 national and international participants in the robotics competitions that were held, took place at the Gondomar Multipurpose Pavilion.
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The unreliable car and the winding road
The organisations stall and become stiff when mechanics take the wheel. The organisations break apart when drivers neglect to oil the gears.