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Michigan hosts 7th annual Learning for Dynamics & Control Conference

June 13, 2025

The conference attracted 300 people from around the world to discuss the latest cross-disciplinary approaches in this new scientific area.

A group holds up water samples from around the country that will be poured into the new water research tank.

New robotics research water tank to enable advanced marine autonomy

May 7, 2025

A new 10,000 gallon water tank at the University of Michigan will help researchers design, build, and test a variety of autonomous underwater systems that could help robots map lakes and oceans and conduct inspections of ships and bridges.

Thomas E Augenstein working with the Hand eMBot, his self-powered robot to improve post-stroke hand function.

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.

An artist paints opposite of a gleaming white robot arm, also painting on the same canvas in a research lab.

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.

Surgical instruments are held under a lens in a lab setting to test enhanced imaging.

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.

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July 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Human Supervision of Multi-Robot Systems

Alia Gilbert, PhD Defense

An illustration shows a vehicle roughly the size of a shuttle bus equipped with a chair for examinations and procedures, ceiling lights on adjustable arms, cabinets, screens, a desk, and other furnishings similar to a doctor's office.

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Bridging gaps in rural health care with AI-powered mobile clinics

February 12, 2025

General practitioners with AI help could make diagnoses, run and interpret tests, and perform procedures like specialists.

A Jerboa, a mouse like creature, jumping against a black background.

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Mammal-like tails most promising for acrobatic robots

February 12, 2025

Roboticists have preferred the simplicity of lizard-like tails, but mammal-style tails may be both lighter and higher performance for turning a robot's body in space.

Renay Hutchings helps inform NSBE attendees about the Robotics Department.

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Robotics Department honors faculty and staff efforts in 2024

February 6, 2025

The department recognizes Kayla Dombrowski, Brent Gillespie, and Renay Hutchings for their work over the past year improving the department's culture and operations.

A 3D-printed bipedal robot inspired by the design of a commercial-scale robot aims to provide an open-source platform for studying and applying reinforcement learning.

legged robots & exoskeletons

A smaller, simpler bipedal robot student project

November 11, 2024

A 3D-printed bipedal robot inspired by the design of a commercial-scale robot aims to provide an open-source platform for studying and applying reinforcement learning.

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