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…
May 31, 2017
Engineers at UC San Diego are using soft robotics technology to make light, flexible gloves that allow users to feel tactile feedback when they interact with virtual reality environments. The researchers used the gloves to realistically simulate the tactile feeling of playing a virtual piano keyboard.
March 15, 2018
…talk at the weekly robotics seminar he launched with mechanical engineering Ph.D. student Benjamin Shih. Photos by UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering / David Baillot UC San Diego Grad Students Build a Robotics Community UC San Diego nanoengineering Ph.D. student Caleb Christianson talks soft robotics, and puts his…
October 10, 2023
Engineers developed electronic “stickers” that measure the force exerted by one object upon another. The force stickers are wireless, run without batteries and fit in tight spaces, making them versatile for a wide range of applications, from surgical robots to smart implants and inventory tracking.
September 25, 2020
By controlling the printing temperature of liquid crystal elastomer, researchers have shown that they can vary the degree of stiffness and actuation in structures made from 3D-printed liquid crystal elastomer.
September 17, 2015
On October 30, 2015, the University of California, San Diego will host a one-day event focused on the future of robotics for medicine, autonomous vehicles, first-response scenarios, consumer applications and more.
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…
February 27, 2020
…perfectly edible expression of soft matter science, which Collin applies to developing “e-skin”—a hot area of study in pursuit of applications like more responsive prosthetics for human-robot interfaces and pressure sensors to prevent necrosis in diabetic patients and ulcers in paraplegics. With a shared passion for what Jérémie Palacci, an…
October 23, 2023
Researchers have developed soft yet durable 3D-printed materials that glow in response to mechanical stress, such as compression, stretching or twisting. The materials derive their luminescence from single-celled algae known as dinoflagellates, which are embedded within the materials.
January 19, 2016
Description In the wake of Apple’s acquisition of the startup Emotient, Calit2’s Qualcomm Institute will take over the lab where Emotient’s technology was first developed. QI will also take over Diego-san, the robot created by Emotient’s founders, who have left UC San Diego to join Apple.
