Metslaid believes that companies offer scientists the chance to apply their knowledge in real life and for the actual benefit of the people, that their knowledge wonвЂ™t only be collecting dust in university archives. We would like our students to write their dissertations on topics that would overlap these two fields.вЂќ вЂњWe were thinking of the upcoming researchers and PhD students at the university too. вЂњIt wasnвЂ™t just about us,вЂќ Metslaid said. Noorma proposed developing a robot that would take care of the forest that has been wiped out, a robot that would cultivate the land and plant trees by itself. Metslaid and Mart Noorma were intrigued by an idea of joining their two very separate fields of knowledge: robotics and forestry. With bushfires sweeping through Australia and storms hitting the coasts of the US, itвЂ™s a hot topic lately. He specializes in forest disturbances like fires or storms. Marek Metslaid is a senior researcher at the Estonian University of Life Sciences. For example, a water or a foam tank with a pump would be installed in the robot for helping firefighters or a plough for cultivating the soil. Only the tools integrated onto it differ. It sounds like a lot to expect from one machine, but actually, the vehicle вЂ“ or the platform вЂ“ itself, is basically the same. The algorithms EhrpaisвЂ™ team is working on will help MilremвЂ™s self-driving vehicles to roll around in mines, fields or forests. вЂњCooperation with Milrem gives us interesting challenges that we donвЂ™t usually see in a laboratory.вЂќДЄccording to Ehrpais, the benefits of working for a real company also includes more testing and making sure that the solutions will actually work in real life conditions. вЂњThe best way to improve something in science is through problems,вЂќ Ehrpais says. Ehrpais is hoping to apply this knowledge in a space mission one day. Ehrpais, who is interested in space technology, is developing sensor processing algorithms together with his team, in order to locate Milrem RoboticsвЂ™ robots as precisely as possible. One of the key scientists involved is Hendrik Ehrpais, a researcher at Tartu Observatory Space Technology Department. This could, for example, happen in a deep forest. The vehicle should be then able to sense the environment around it and be able to operate in a situation where the connection with the operator or GPS system may drop out. The aim of the four-year project is to develop an unmanned vehicle that is able to leave the familiar city environment and go off-road. In the frames of the Smart Specialization project, scientists together with Milrem Robotics received nearly two million euros from the EU in 2018.

вЂњThe only way to figure this out is by working closely with scientists and possible future consumers.вЂќД«esides joining forces with rescue services, a city council, and with Estonian troops in Mali, Milrem cooperates with seven working groups from three universities: the University of Tartu, the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and the Estonian University of Life Sciences. вЂњItвЂ™s a completely new territory weвЂ™re exploring,вЂќ MilremвЂ™s Science and Development Director,В Mart NoormaВ said. How can it recognize trees, stumps, lakes, hills and pits? How can it safely overcome obstacles without hurting people? It would also have to perform tasks given to it, like putting out fires or ploughing land. The companyвЂ™s goal is to find out how an unmanned vehicle could move around on difficult terrain. Now the scope is much wider, Research in Estonia writes. This Estonian company started off by building tanks. There are several companies and groups of scientists in Estonia constantly coming up with innovative solutions. Estonians are frontrunners when it comes to self-driving vehicles.

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