10 february 2026 13h30-14h00
Ken Hasselmann (MECA)
This presentation provides an overview of current challenges and ongoing research in military robotics across ground, air, and maritime domains. It focuses on the use of autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic systems to support operations such as demining, counter-IED, reconnaissance, mapping, surveillance, and human–robot teaming in complex and unstructured environments. Key challenges are discussed, including perception and sensor fusion, autonomy under uncertainty, multi-robot coordination, human–machine interaction, and system robustness in operational conditions. The talk illustrates how these challenges are addressed through a set of national and European research projects and aims at giving a coherent picture of the current state of the field and to identify research directions for future defense robotic systems.
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