Welcome to the COBRA Group at the University of New Brunswick
COllaboration Based Robotics and Automations is a collection of inspired researchers developing robotics applications located at the University of New Brunswick in beautiful Fredericton.
Current projects include research in unmanned aerial, ground, and underwater robotics. Smart Grid and control of domestic hot water heaters for efficient demand side management.
COBRA Team Meets with South Korean Defence Scientists
COBRA is Featured on UNB's Front Page
A team of University of New Brunswick researchers – and their robots – are leading the way in the field of unmanned vehicles.
In the spring, the team of engineering students and faculty, known as COBRA (COllaboration Based Robotics and Automation) won first prize in a national robotics competition. The Unmanned Systems Canada 2011 Student Competition was held in Valcartier, Que., last May.
Participating teams in the contest had to create a ground robot that could navigate through a maze while detecting targets along the way. “It was rewarding to see our hard work be recognized on a national level,” said Dr. Howard Li, the UNB faculty member in charge of COBRA.
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COBRA is on Discovery Channel
COBRA was invited to participate in the Defence Research and Development Canada 2011 technology demonstration as a reserch contractor and was greated by the Discovery Channel. Follow the link to view the Daily Planet December 14th 2011 eposide
Unmanned Systems Canada 2011 Halifax NS
COBRA attended the The 9th Annual Unmanned Systems Canada Conference and Exposition in Halifax Nova Scotia. Please enjoy our coverage of the event.
"This year's conference emphasizes the civil and commercial applications and
solutions of unmanned systems in the land, sea and aerospace environments.
We think it will provide an excellentforum for sharing knowledge and
creating new relationships within this important emerging sector. We also
have many great speakers from the military sector who will provide
wide-ranging perspectives on the latest developments and uses of unmanned
systems in support of defence and security. As an additional benefit, you
will
have the opportunity to attend an afternoon at Defence Research and
Development Canada -- Atlantic, where researchers will be providing
demonstrations of advanced sea, land, and air unmanned systems technology."
2011 Conference Chair Ulrich Jaggi
For more information about our work please visit their website
COBRA is Making News
COBRA team got a visit from CBC News on November 4th.
Check out our story at 13:19 here
COBRA is Going Head to Head at UAVForge
Check out our concept video here
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"“I like what I’m doing now, so I hope that I have a chance to continue working on it and keep advancing forward in what I do,”
To read the full article by Alanah Duffy navigate to Amr's page or click here
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"I actually didn't realize before I got into this research how big of an issue underwater mines are."
To read the full article by Alanah Duffy navigate to Liam's page or click here
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"Robots should be able to navigate by themselves, find targets, and localize them,"
To read the full article by Alanah Duffy navigate to Sajads' page or click here
Researchers Series Eposode 2
Mostafa Shad is on the cusp of changing the amount of energy used by water heaters in residential homes.
To read the full article by Alanah Duffy navigate to Mostafa's page or click here
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Carl Thibault was only four years old when he became interested in robotics.
To read the full article by Alanah Duffy navigate to Carl's page or click here
COBRA Wins the First Canadian Unmanned Ground vehicle competition in CFB Valcartier
COBRA team won first place in phase one and two of the 2010-2011 Student UGV competition hosted by Unmanned Systems Canada. Click the picture for the media coverage and watch the video below.
The COBRA Team was involved the Annual UNB Robotics Competition More information is available here at the website