Category Archives: Project

Kick-Off-Meeting “ToCoReRaM”

The project “ToCoReRaM – TOol for COmplete REcovery of RAw Materials”, funded by ZUG gGmbh and EURENI, started on November 1st, 2024 and will last 21 months.

The project aims to redesign the Product Development Process to prioritize the recovery of raw materials from end-of-life products. A tool will be developed to help SMEs meet Green Deal requirements by enhancing sustainability, enabling lifecycle analysis, and defining recycling pathways and value chains optimized for recovery.

On December 12 and 13, 2024, the Kick-Off-Meeting for the project will take place at the University of Graz. Project partners from Ostfalia – Hochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel, Germany, and from the Atlantic Technological University in Galway, Ireland, will come to Graz to discuss the first steps of the project.

ITHACA Meeting in Bratislava

Maria Zangl and Michael Bedek from the Cognitive Science Section traveled to Bratislava for the plenary meeting of the research project “ITHACA – Artificial Intelligence to enhance civic participation”. Aim of the meeting was to continue on the development of an AI-supported citizen participation platform with the partners of this EU project.

Paper published: Impact of Robot Related User Pre-experience on Cognitive Load, Trust, Trustworthiness and Satisfaction with VR Interfaces

The following paper has been published:

Frering, L., Koenczoel, C., Mosbacher, J. A., Kames, M., Eder, M., Mohr-Ziak, P., Gabl, S., Kalkofen, D., Albert, D., Kubicek, B., & Steinbauer-Wagner, G. (2023). Impact of Robot Related User Pre-Experience on Cognitive Load, Trust, Trustworthiness and Satisfaction with VR Interfaces. Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics. RAAD 2023 (pp. 123-131). Mechanisms and Machine Science (Vol. 135). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-32606-6_15 [Springer] [doi]

The paper will be presented at the 32nd International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2023 (June 14-16, 2023).