simon at the CeBIT OpenSource 2011

Thanks to the generous support of the Linux New Media AG, the simon listens e.V. will have a stand at this years CeBIT OpenSource event.

The CeBIT is the biggest IT event worldwide with more than 400 thousand visitors last year so you can image that I'm pretty excited about this :)

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing some KDE folk there as well!

On a related note: Does anyone know a cheap place to stay at during the event? It seems like the superlatives of the event sadly extend to the hotel rates during the exhibition...

Robotics: Research Laboratories Tour

A couple of days ago, we received a rather intriguing mail: Our project partner on the current ECHORD EU-Project told us that they would, in the process of getting an overview of current developments, undertake a tour through the most promising robotics research laboratories in America and Asia.

Now, I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to robotics but maybe you are?

Maybe you know a really great lab that works on cutting edge technologies related to robotics (especially human / robot interaction)? Maybe you even work at one?

If so, please post in the comment section or simply drop us a line at office (ate) simon-listens.org. Thanks!