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EPHJ-EPMT - 8th-11th June 2010: The EPFL mini-robots have landed

May 2010


Nearly 550 exhibitors will be taking up residence for 4 days at the only annual event devoted to the high-precision sector, from watchmaking to the whole of the microtechnologies field. The event will include a plethora of new developments, scientific conferences with 40 speakers and… a few robots who seem to have found their way over from the EPFL…

EPHJ-EPMT - 8th-11th June 2010: The EPFL mini-robots have landed

Miniature heat pump

Faced with a somewhat unusual growth in interest at this period of the year, the EPHJEPMT exhibition will be opening its doors on 8th June with an increased number of exhibitors: around 550 players from the professional milieus devoted to watchmaking, jewellery and the microtech sector, with 20% coming from abroad (France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and Japan). Four intense, enjoyable days dedicated entirely to innovation and technology transfer.

EPHJ-EPMT - 8th-11th June 2010: The EPFL mini-robots have landed Salamander, a robot controlled by the mathematical model of the nervous system of a salamander

A link between universities and businesses

Among some of the promising phenomena testifying to the tremendous competitive spirit firing this Mecca of high-precision, the scientific study days this year are mobilising the involvement of around forty conference speakers, as well as the most representative institutions of scientific research in Switzerland: EPFL (Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne), Swisslaser.net, a network supported by the Swiss agency for the promotion of innovation, Micronarc, a micro-nanotech cluster in Western Switzerland, and Alliance, a platform drawing together 6,000 researchers from Switzerland’s universities. A symposium on counterfeiting, proposing several solutions, including one developed by CSEM, Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology, has already caused a stir on the web.

EPHJ-EPMT - 8th-11th June 2010: The EPFL mini-robots have landed Motorised footwear for rehabilitation walking

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