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Low-cost technologies for stroke rehabilitation receive prize for outstanding PhD research
April 11, 2025
Thomas E Augenstein has been awarded the 2025 Towner Prize for Outstanding PhD Research. "The award recognizes Tom's extraordinary dedication and innovative contributions to stroke rehabilitation research over the past five years," said Dr. Chandramouli Krishnan.
Authenticity in artwork with robotics receives DARPA Young Faculty Award
March 5, 2025
Patrícia Alves-Oliveira received a DARPA YFA for “Authenticity Markers in Artist-Robot Interaction,” a project developing methods to authenticate artwork by analyzing their entire creative process.
Improving the frame-rate versus resolution tradeoff in optical tomography
February 13, 2025
A new machine-learning approach to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging improved framerate with no drop-off in resolution.
Events
ROBOSYM 2025
A Symposium Showcasing Graduate Research in Robotics at the University of Michigan
Development and Application of Low-cost Technologies for Stroke Rehabilitation
PhD Defense, Thomas Augenstein
Probabilistic Deep Learning for Expressive and Reliable World Models
Robotics PhD Defense, Joey Wilson
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ROB 311: How to Build Robots and Make Them Move is home to one of the more unique robots in our undergraduate curriculum: the ballbot. This robot balances on top of a basketball, and moves around by rolling the ball underneath itself. For students,...
Advaith Sethuraman: PhD DefenseIn a PhD defense, Advaith Sethuraman details new methods for underwater robots to conduct autonomous survey, reacquisition, ...
“In our research, we’re not just developing technologies—we’re fundamentally rethinking how rehabilitation can be made more accessible and effective for stroke survivors.". - Winner of Towner Prize for Outstanding PhD Research, Thomas E Augenstein. ...
