WESTERN AUSTRALIAN robotics team MAGICian/Wambot will pit its autonomous robots and advanced software techniques against the best the world has to offer as one of six finalists in an international military robotics competition.

Curtin University of Technology researchers are developing equipment to help hearing impaired people communicate while working in noisy environments.

REMOTELY controlled drones are becoming more common in military and paramilitary operations and now a Perth-based company is ready to tackle the commercial market with its range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s).

A SOPHISTICATED system providing a ‘weather forecast’ of Australia’s coastal oceans is providing invaluable data for industries affected by ocean conditions, as well as climate and oceanographic scientists.

MAIN Roads WA will soon begin the first trial of new image recognition technology that could revolutionise traffic monitoring in Western Australia.

THE frustrations of working on a slow computer may finally go the way of the dinosaurs if an internationally-recognised Curtin University research project becomes a commercial reality.

WESTERN Australian supercomputing hub iVEC is now primed to become one of the most advanced in the world, after the announcement of a massive funding boost from the State Government last Thursday.

IT seems you don’t need a crystal ball to gaze into the future of film and television technology these days, what you need instead is a 3D–capable screen.

NEW technology from local company Metrocount aims to allow in-depth analysis of traffic signal activity, increasing road safety and transport efficiency.

A FIRM that started in Perth nearly 20 years ago is at the forefront of the growing popularity of 3D technology in TV, films, games and computers.

THE Australian Computer Society (ACS) WA branch recently announced the launch of Australia’s first two ACS Centres of Excellence, promising to open the West Australian ICT community to national and overseas interest.

LEAKED emails from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU) have sparked controversy all over the world but what does it mean for the perception of science and scientists here in Perth?

AFTER months of preparation, a robot designed by students from the University of Adelaide has taken out the title of top ‘bot at the highly anticipated 2009 iNexus Robotics competition.

EDITH Cowan researchers and students have reached the second stages of a competition that may see them designing robots for use by the US and Australian armed services in urban combat zones.

LOOKING at a two-dimensional image and visualising its three dimensional form can be a difficult task for many people. For researchers dealing with complex information or new discoveries, that can be even more difficult.

THE 21st century is shaping up to be a period that will test Australia’s ability to innovate and foster new ideas, according to Telstra Corporation chairman Catherine Livingstone.

IBM was both excited and proud to announce a partnership with Western Australia’s International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) today, according to IBM managing director of Australia and New Zealand, Glen Boreham.

WESTERN Australia’s advanced computing hub, iVEC, is seeking a project director to establish the Pawsey High Performance Computing Centre for SKA (Square Kilometre Array) Science as it is constructed over the next four years.

A NEW supercomputing facility to be housed at Technology Park will provide an enormous boost to Australia’s e-research grid, an audience heard recently. But what is e-research and what role does high-performance computing play?

THE Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has revealed WA’s new high-performance computing centre for Square Kilometre Array (SKA) science has been named after radioastronomy pioneer Dr Joseph Lade Pawsey.