This year during the European Robotics Week industry companies, research institutes, and universities have again the possibility to raise public awareness in the field of robotics by offering various robotics related activities.

With open labs, exhibitions, challenges, robots in action on public squares, school visits with lectures on robotics, guided tours for pupils and much more, students of all ages can be inspired. Just as in 2011 and 2012, there is the possibility to show all robotics activities live online for the whole world to see here: www.robotics-labs.eu.

Stimulating the youth and all grown-ups who want to join the many tours and events has a second, equally important effect: to become aware of what robots can do in our society. To learn that robotics provides a solution for many societal challenges, namely: to do a job in dangerous work areas; or, to help re-establishing industries in Europe to produce wonderful technological highlights. Many laboratories participating in European Robotics Week even show how robots could, in the future, help elderly persons staying longer at home.

European Robotics Week was born out of the initiative and desire of the European Robotics community of bringing robotics research and development closer to the European public. Its main aim is to inspire students of all ages to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and also to inform the general public about the real impact of robotics in the society.

After the great success of the 2011 and 2012 editions, this third edition of the week will take place from 25th of November to 1st of December 2013 in 23 European Countries and will have the presence of special guests like Tony Dyson, the creator of the famous robot R2-D2 from the Star Wars films, and Tomotaka Takahashi, the robot designer of KIROBO, the first speaking humanoid robot in outer space.

The European Robotics Week is possible thanks to the voluntary work of all the organisations and people involved in robotics organisations across Europe. The National Coordinator for Malta is Mr. Paul Cassar of IMS Ltd and is organised with the support of the Department of eLearning. Further details may be obtained by email to info@imsmalta.com or Tel: 21345102 or 79463669.

For more details about European Robotics Week 2013, please see: www.robotics-week.eu

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