Suspended on a cable fixed between two trees in front of the Engineering Gateway building on UC Irvine’s campus hangs the RaccoonBot. And well, he’s just adorable. “The ‘cute factor’ wasn’t just a ...

The SaPHaRI lab's NAO robot is designed to provide dynamic mental health support in challenging environments where traditional support is limited or impossible. The Turtlebots explore the interaction ...

There were no robots available for the class. But when Don Davis and Brian Guy were approached by undergraduates in the engineering technology robotics class for support, they found a way to improve ...

The Robotics and Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center officially opened its doors to the public Monday. The lab, located at 730 Commonwealth Ave, aims to give undergraduate and graduate ...

In a room where students used to send basketballs sailing through the air, drones are about to take flight. Work is nearly complete on the new Lowell Advanced Robotics Initiative (LARI) Laboratory, a ...

Recent breakthroughs in robotics—from shape-aware manipulation to modular self-reconfiguring designs—are expanding opportunities for student-led STEM initiatives. These developments align with ...

It is not hard to find popular depictions of robots in the future. What comes to my mind is Rosie the robot maid from the animated comic “The Jetsons.” Ever faithful and dependable, she is as much a ...

The AI/Robotics lab is dedicated to advancing various use cases and projects in AI and Robotics. Equipped with state-of-the-art tools, the lab supports applications such as autonomous navigation, ...

University of Pittsburgh's Human Engineering Research Laboratories demonstrated a robotic wheelchair prototype after securing ...

Project Luna is a desktop shared AI companion that functions as a smart speaker, connecting your devices, and a lamp on the ...

Cynthia Sung, head of the Sung Robotics Lab within Penn’s GRASP Lab, is especially interested in getting high school students into engineering. Self-folding origami robots, anyone? Cynthia Sung.

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