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New Robot Can Sense Plankton Optically and Acoustically

January 3, 2019

Oceanographers and engineers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego collaborated to modify a common physical oceanography instrument to be able to image zooplankton as it glides through the ocean.

Machine Perception Lab Shows Robotic One-Year-Old on Video

January 9, 2013

The world is getting a long-awaited first glimpse at a new humanoid robot in action mimicking the expressions of a one-year-old child. The robot will be used in studies on sensory-motor and social development – how babies “learn” to control their bodies and to interact with other people.

Contextual Robotics Institute Director Gets Qualcomm Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Robotic Systems

October 30, 2017

…internationally renowned expert in robotics, has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Qualcomm Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Robotic Systems at the University of California San Diego. The chair was made possible by a generous $1 million gift from Qualcomm Incorporated and a $500,000 match from the campus Chancellor’s…

High School Students Get a Taste of Studying Computer Science at UC San Diego

July 14, 2017

Over 200 high school students have moved into dorms at UC San Diego for the 2017 California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS), a four-week program focused on advanced tech skills including programming and robotics.

7 AI-Powered Technologies You Should Know About

August 22, 2023

Move over, ChatGPT: These artificial intelligence-powered technologies and innovations being developed and implemented at UC San Diego could lead to the next developments in the “AI revolution.”

Todd Hylton, San Diego Scientist and Entrepreneur, Joins UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute

September 1, 2016

…UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute. Since 2012, Hylton served as executive vice president of strategy and research at Brain Corporation, a San Diego-based robotics startup. Prior to Brain Corp., Hylton launched a series of successful projects as a program manager at DARPA, including a multi-million dollar effort to develop…

NSF Invests $20M in UC San Diego-headquartered Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institute

July 29, 2021

The Institute for Learning-enabled Optimization at Scale will pursue foundational breakthroughs at the nexus of artificial intelligence and optimization. Advances will transform chip design, robotics, and communication networks.

Engineering Students Gear Up to Compete in National UAV Challenge

June 13, 2013

…mission: make an unmanned autonomous vehicle, better known as a UAV, take off, fly over specific markers, find five to 11 targets and then land—all in half an hour. That is the challenge that a team of 25 students at UC San Diego is getting ready to tackle next month.…

New Upgrades to Old Wireless Tech Could Enable Real-Time 3D Motion Capture

September 21, 2021

A wireless technology that is helping people find their keys and wallets could one day be used for precise and real-time 3D motion capture, thanks to upgrades developed by electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego.

A Human-Centered Approach to Artificial Intelligence

December 10, 2020

…Council on AI and Robotics, advocated for artificial intelligence that takes a human-centered approach, one with the capacity to lift the living standards of everyone on Earth. “How does a machine take actions in the service of our objectives when it doesn’t even know what they are?” said Russell, the…

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