CTU Scientists Are Developing a Tactical Robot

Vědci ČVUT vyvíjí taktického robota
CTU Scientists Are Developing a Tactical Robot – this was the title of a segment on the main Czech Television news program Události on April 28th. Researchers from the department of Cybernetics /VRAS group/ are developing a tactical robot named Helhest, inspired by a legendary three-legged horse from Danish mythology. This robot is designed to …read more

void* 2025

void* 2025
Various labs and research groups from our department will participate in the event void* again this year. The void* event will take place on May 15, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Karlovo náměstí and will be held for the fourth time this year. Void* is primarily intended for second-year bachelor’s and first-year …read more

VRG team succeeded at the European Healthcare Hackathon

Tým z VRG uspěl na European Healthcare Hackathonu
Congratulations to the team, which won 2nd place in the category “InterSystems challenge: Best use of GenAI or FHIR using InterSystems technology” at the prestigious European Healthcare Hackathon. The event was attended by sixty of the most talented ethical hackers and was held from Friday, 7 to Sunday, 9 March at the Institute of Clinical …read more

Interview with professor Matas on Czech radio

Jiří Matas hostem Lucie Výborné
Very interesting interview with prof. Jiří Matas on a popular Czech radio show Host Lucie Výborné. interview is in Czech only at https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/nejvetsi-riziko-ai-ze-vytvori-pohodlny-svet-ze-ktereho-se-nam-nebude-chtit-9442850

Werner von Siemens Awards: Eight out of twenty prizes go to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU

Ceny Wernera von Siemense: Osm z dvaceti ocenění jde na Fakultu elektrotechnickou ČVUT
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering at CTU in Prague (FEL CTU) has once again demonstrated its excellence in scientific research and education. Students and academic staff of the faculty have achieved outstanding success in the prestigious Werner von Siemens Award 2024 competition. This prestigious program annually recognizes the best scientific and technical work by talented …read more

The team from FEL CTU and Fly4Future will fight for the title in the “Champions League” of autonomous drones in Abu Dhabi

The team from FEL CTU and Fly4Future will fight for the title in the
The team from the Multirobot Systems (MRS) group at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU in Prague, and Fly4Future has made it to the final of the prestigious Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) in Abu Dhabi. This highly technological autonomous drone race, organized by ASPIRE and the Drone Champions League, is one of the largest events …read more

Interview with Prof. Matas on Aktuálně.cz

Interview with Prof. Matas on Aktuálně.cz
An interesting interview with Prof. Matas on the Aktuálně.cz SPOTLIGHT program on February 27, 2025. In the half-hour interview, Prof. Matas discussed various topics related to AI and visual recognition, such as how to protect privacy from the negative impacts of artificial intelligence or how AI can be used in criminology and medicine. You can …read more

Pavel Petráček received the Dean´s Award for prestigious dissertation

Pavel Petráček získal Cenu děkana za prestižní dizertační práci
The Dean’s Awards for prestigious dissertations were awarded on January 8th at the Scientific Council meeting. Researcher Pavel Petráček from MRS group was awarded for his work Robust UAV Localization in Perception-Degraded Environments under the supervision  Martin Saska. Pavel defended his Thesis in September 2024 and received the Ph.D. title in the new study program …read more

Czech scientists are working to improve robots

 Czech scientists are working to improve robots
Czech scientists are working to improve robots – this was the title of a segment on the main Czech Television news program Události on December 11. The broadcast link is here, and the segment begins at 50:12. Matěj Hoffmann and Jakub Rozlivek discussed their experiment, which involves playing a board game with the humanoid robot …read more

Dean’s Award for teaching

Cena děkana za pedagogický výkon
Congratulations to our two colleagues who were awarded with the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Performance in the Summer Semester of 2023/2024. Mgr. Jana Kostlivá, Ph.D., received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Performance in the “lector” category, and RNDr. Marko Genyk-Berezovskyj was recognized for his long-term outstanding teaching contribution at FEL. Teachers are awarded …read more
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