Prof. Kevin Lynch's course is critical to the MSR experience and has led to a number of exciting innovations. Humans are quite adept at manipulating the world. We can push a sofa on the floor, pivot a ...

The ability of such machines to cut little and often is a key distinction. Instead of removing large volumes of grass in a single pass, robotic mowers maintain turf incrementally. This supports ...

When Maurice Rahme (MSR ’20) spent the summer of 2017 as an undergraduate electrical engineering intern for Jaguar Land Rover in the UK, little did he know that a volunteer project would change the ...

On a warm summer’s day this June, a crowd of students and staff members gathered near the center of a classroom at the Elementary Institute of Science (EIS), a San Diego-based education center that ...

Designing and building cutting-edge technology for mobile robots is required coursework at the University of Nevada, Reno's new Autonomous Mobile Robot Design class. Part of the new unmanned ...

The field of human-robot interaction (HRI) is rapidly emerging as a significant interdisciplinary research area that focuses on developing robotic technologies and interfaces that enable robots to ...

Robots are starting to get a workout, at least in some educational circles. An AI-powered robot in China recently passed the national medical licensing exam, the first known robot to have done so. The ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - University of Michigan College of Engineering Dean Alec Gallimore realizes that for many, the term robotics brings to mind fictional humanoids like Star Wars' C-3PO. While the school ...

The ME Course Column is a recurring publication about the unique classes and labs that mechanical engineers can take while at the University of Colorado Boulder. Follow the series to understand the ...

A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University, in California. According to course instructor William Barry, associate professor of ...