[robocup-humanoid] Swiss researcher won the Robotdalen Scientific Award - Press release from Robotdalen

[Jessica Karlsson]

Swiss researcher won the Robotdalen Scientific Award  


The young researcher Sylvain Calinon from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland is the winner of the Robotdalen Scientific Award 2008 and receives € 20 000. The prize ceremony took place on September 10 at the annual event the Robotdalen Day in Sweden. Three finalists competed for the award and the Swedish Minister for EU-affairs, Cecilia Malmström, presented the winner.


 

The Swedish Robotics initiative Robotdalen (Robot Valley) established the Robotdalen Scientific Award in 2007 to support young researchers and to build an international network of prominent researchers for increased international cooperation within the field of robotics.

 

The entire press release is attached in the enclosed file.

 

Please contact me for pictures from the prize ceremony and on the winner, finalists and jury.

 

Best regards

 

Jessica Karlsson

Head of Communications 

Robotdalen

 

Telephone +46 (0)19-25 32 91

www.robotdalen.se

 

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