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UTRA Hacks March 18 & 19
The University of Toronto Robotics Association (UTRA) is partnering with the Robotics Institute to bring back their annual UTRA Hacks event. This beginner-friendly hackathon to encourage robotics skill-building will start at noon on Saturday, March 18 and finish in the early afternoon of Sunday, March 19. Registration is only $10, and all participants receive three (3) […]
In Memoriam: Peter Carlisle Hughes 1940-2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the death on the 5th of January of Professor Emeritus Peter Carlisle Hughes, preeminent dynamicist, aerospace engineer and space robotics pioneer.
Self-driving vehicles aren’t yet ready for Toronto winters, but WinTOR is on its way
University of Toronto Robotics Institute Professor Steven Waslander, a world leading expert on 3D object detection for self-driving vehicles, was asked by CBC’s Metro Morning to weigh in on Tesla drivers being allowed to test hands-free features in Toronto’s downtown core
Navigating unknown environments
Professor Tim Barfoot’s (UTIAS) Autonomous Space Robotics Lab develops visual odometry and teach-and-repeat strategies to guide robots in unknown environments.
Robots that see & understand
Professor Steve Waslander’s (UTIAS) TRAIL Lab designs deep learning and computer vision principles to help autonomous vehicles detect objects and estimate their dimensions, orientation and pose.
Learning from experience
Professor Angela Schoellig’s (UTIAS) Dynamic Systems Lab uses controls and machine learning to enable mobile robots to learn from past experience and from each other.
Power-on-and-go
Professor Jonathan Kelly’s (UTIAS) STARS Lab designs robust systems that can operate safely and robustly from day one, without human intervention.
Healthcare Robotics
Cellular-level surgeons
Professor Yu Sun’s (MIE) Advanced Micro and Nanosystems Lab generates AI-powered micro- and nano-sized robots to revolutionize cancer research and clinical cell surgery.
Robot companions
Professor Goldie Nejat’s (MIE) Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics Lab uses assistive and social robots to help people age in place, and support them in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
Stroke rehab
Professor Alex Mihailidis’ (IBBME) Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab creates light-weight and easy-to-use robotic glove that improves hand function in stroke survivors.
Stretchable e-skin
Professor Xinyu Liu’s (MIE, IBBME) Microfluidics and BioMEMS Lab develops flexible and stretchable electronic components, circuits and biosensors for soft robotic systems.
Advanced Manufacturing
Smart materials
Professor Hani Naguib’s (MIE, IBBME) SAPL Lab develops smart material that can sense its environment and respond by changing into shapes it has been programmed to remember.
Tiny robot factories
Professor Eric Diller’s (MIE) Microrobotics Lab develops tools and techniques for accessing small and confined environments.
Jointless robots
Professor Jessica Burgner-Kahrs’ (CS) Continuum Robotics Lab develops snake-like robots that can traverse confined spaces, manipulate objects in complex environments, and to conform to curvilinear paths in task space.
From objects to data
Professor Yu Sun’s (MIE) Advanced Micro and Nanosystems Lab creates robotics systems and 3D vision algorithms that can inspect auto parts, identify defects, and quickly improve quality control.
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