Events

The MIT Portugal Program and Critical Move, S.A. have launched the “Critical Challenge” – a two-and-a-half-year competition for the design and construction of an autonomous electric vehicle for use in cities.

The winning team may receive a prize in excess of 40.000€, in addition to media exposure and a chance to network with other teams and companies. Teams that wish to participate will be able to apply in early 2010. Prior to that time, the main teaching institutions in Portugal that are involved in the competition will offer information sessions.

Each talk is open to the scientific community (students, teachers and investigators), as well as those who are interested such fields as robotics, mechanics, and design. The six sessions are as follows:

December 4th (14h00)
Universidade de Coimbra - FCTUC (Polo II, block C, 4th floor, room 3)
Speaker - António Cunha
Presence of Prof. Jorge Dias – chair of IEEE - Robotics and Automation Portugal Chapter (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

December 9th (14h00)
Instituto Superior Técnico - Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (Pav. Mecânica II, room 0.08)
Speaker - António Cunha
Presence of Prof. Pedro Lima – ISR/IST and Chair of SPR (Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica). Also present: Prof. Carlos Cardeira - IDMEC/IST and SPR Prof. Luís Sousa - DEM/IST

December 11th (14h00)
Universidade do Minho
Speaker – António Cunha
Presence of Prof. Estela Bicho and Prof. Fernando Ribeiro - U. Minho and SPR

December 14th (14h00)
Universidade do Porto - FEUP
Speaker - António Cunha
Presence of Eng. António Saraiva – COTEC Portugal
Also present: Prof. A. Paulo Moreira - INESC/FEUP and SPR

January 7th (11h00)
Universidade de Évora
Speaker - Luís Sousa

January 12th (14h00)
Universidade de Aveiro
Speaker – António Cunha

Additional information about the Critical Challenge:

http://www.criticalchallenge.com

http://www.mitportugal.org/research-projects/the-critical-challenge.html