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The Department of Engineering played host to a space-themed robot games tournament designed to spark children’s interest in real world issues and develop their technology skills. The event was compered by maths teacher and TV personality Bobby Seagull: eng.cam.ac.uk/news/robotics-based-competition-inspires-young-minds
The Department of Engineering played host to a space-themed robot games tournament designed to spark children’s interest in real world issues and develop their technology skills. The event was compered by maths teacher and TV personality Bobby Seagull: eng.cam.ac.uk/news/robotics-based-competition-inspires-young-minds



![Richard Marques Monteiro: Breaking the wall of AI language learning
PhD student Richard Marques Monteiro, from the Department of #Engineering’s Machine Intelligence Laboratory, pitched his project, which involves the introduction of a new control technology to replace the time-demanding role of the user in AI #technologies.
Richard was one of 11 presenters who was challenged to pitch his innovative idea to an audience, including a panel of judges, in just three minutes, as part of the #FallingWalls Lab Cambridge: https://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/showcasing-breakthrough-research-creates-positive-impact-science-and-society
The Falling Walls Lab Cambridge was organised by the Department of Engineering, @cambridgeuniversity; the Federal Foreign Office of Germany; and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
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