🤖 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗿 𝗩𝘂𝗸𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰 – 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀

It was a pleasure for our ETF Robotics team to take part in this year’s 𝗩𝘂𝗸𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, an event organized by the 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, celebrating the life and work of one of the world’s true pioneers in robotics – professor Miomir Vukobratović.

Vukobratović’s groundbreaking research on humanoid locomotion and his formulation of the 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 (ZMP) 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲. His legacy continues to inspire generations of engineers and scientists.

At the conference opening, our colleague Zavisa Gordic, speaking on behalf of the University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, emphasized the importance of early STEM education and the role of playful learning in nurturing children’s curiosity for technology and science. A passionate LEGO enthusiast, Zaviša once again prepared an interactive LEGO setup demonstrating logistics automation, intermodal cargo systems, and remote-controlled terminal operations, a perfect example of how imagination and engineering go hand in hand.

On the second day, professor Kosta Jovanovic delivered a lecture on “𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸”, focusing on how robotics and assistive technologies improve human well-being and productivity, a message that resonates deeply with our vision of human-centered robotics.

We are proud to support initiatives like Vukobratović Days of Robotics, which bridge generations, inspire young minds, and remind us that 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆’𝘀 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.

Thank you Anica Pavlović for having us, and kudos for such a great organisation!