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New Tools at UC San Diego Help Calibrate Doses for ‘Exercise as Medicine’

June 16, 2017

EPARC’s new Biodex System 4 and C-Mill treadmill will help exercise physiologists understand how much and what type of exercise to prescribe to patients, particularly those with gait difficulties.

Engineering Students to Compete in International Maritime Robot Competition

February 17, 2022

…Compete in International Maritime Robot Competition All teams participating in the Maritime RobotX Challenge start with the same wave adaptive modular vessel (WAM-V); their challenge is to add a suite of sensors and software that will allow it to function autonomously. Photos and video by Daniel Sosa-Cobo. For the past…

Self-Driving Mail Delivery Begins on Campus

November 14, 2019

…on a mail run at Sixth College. Self-Driving Mail Delivery Begins on Campus Harry Potter had his magical owl, Hedwig, to bring him mail. UC San Diego has driverless cars. If you’ve seen carts that look like they’re driving themselves on the road around Warren and Sixth College this quarter,…

Franklin Antonio Hall Opens its Doors

September 29, 2022

The UC San Diego campus community turned out in big numbers last Friday to celebrate the opening of the sleek and soaring Franklin Antonio Hall. The building is not only innovative in its architecture, it’s also ground-breaking in how research teams are organized.

Engineers Developing Advanced Robotic Systems That Will Become Surgeon’s Right Hand

February 9, 2017

…Yip directs the Advanced Robotics and Controls Laboratory. Engineers Developing Advanced Robotic Systems That Will Become Surgeon’s Right Hand In the operating room of the future, robots will be an integral part of the surgical team, working alongside human surgeons to make surgeries safer, faster and more precise. Engineers in…

Sensor-Equipped Glove Could Help Doctors Take Guesswork Out of Measuring Spasticity

April 20, 2017

…Spasticity Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Everyone experiences stiff muscles from time to time, whether after a rigorous workout, in cold weather, or after falling asleep in an unusual position. People with cerebral palsy, stroke and multiple sclerosis, however, live with stiff muscles every single day, making routine actions…

San Diego 2049 Challenges Graduate Students to Solve Tomorrow’s Problems Today

November 29, 2018

…with looking to the San Diego border region in the year 2049 and how change may impact life here in a number of ways. Photos by Kelly Mullins/School of Global Policy and Strategy San Diego 2049 Challenges Graduate Students to Solve Tomorrow’s Problems Today Earlier this month, it was announced…

Engineering Touch

April 11, 2019

…device he built for UC San Diego's first haptic interfaces class. Engineering Touch Students learn how to build haptic interfaces to interact with virtual and remote environments A tool to help the visually impaired navigate crowded spaces; an interface to assist surgeons during a complex procedure; and a display that…

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