«What is talked about in robotics almost exclusively in terms of automation, of replacing human work,» said Maja Mataric, a professor at the University of Southern California and co-director
of its robotics lab, during a press briefing at the 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting on 17 February.
The High offered the first U.S. presentation of new work from German photographer Thomas Struth, featuring more than 30 large - scale photographs — including one taken in the Georgia Aquarium and one
of a robotics lab at Georgia Tech — that explore technology and the constructed landscape.
Not exact matches
For example, Acumen
Labs, founded in 2009, became one
of the first companies to run on Kiva Systems, a
robotic fulfillment system that has dramatically increased its efficiency.
Say Hello to the
Robotic Personal Assistant
of Your Dreams Born from MIT's Media
Lab, «Jibo» can take photos, remind you
of important dates and events and, more importantly, interact with you and learn about you.
In 2011, after 10 years as head
of technology, Brin took on a new role as director
of special projects, one
of which is a
robotics lab.
Google X's
lab is welcoming two new moonshots into the fold: The company's assemblage
of futuristic
robotics projects and its unit for high - altitude satellite drones.
Pairing state -
of - the - art technology like DNA sequencers and
robotic fluid handlers in the
lab with Shedd's world - class animal expertise, the
lab enables Aquarium researchers to study the countless invisible organisms that co-exist with the 32,000 animals in Shedd's care.
The school received $ 570,000 to build a state -
of - the - art STEAM
lab to help teach 3D printing,
robotics and other engineering applications.
As head
of MIT's Little Devices
Lab, Gomez - Marquez invents unconventional, affordable medical technologies for communities in need, replicating the functionality
of hundred - thousand - dollar laboratory
robotics with Lego Mindstorms kits and cheap, open - source Arduino circuits.
Then there are space station spacewalk repairs to train for, software systems to learn and docking procedures for the international fleet
of robotic and crewed spaceships that visit the orbiting
lab.
It's show - and - tell at the Homebrew
Robotics Club (HBRC), the informal nerve centre
of Silicon Valley's
robotics community and the heart
of a technological revolution that is about to haul robots out
of the
lab and into our lives.
The three - fingered
robotic hand developed by Ishikawa Oku's
lab at the University
of Tokyo, Japan, has a dirty secret: it cheats.
In the past, Weinberg's
lab has built a number
of stand - alone musical robots, like
robotic drummer Haile and marimba - playing Shimon.
An unassuming single - storey construction, Building N9, houses one
of the most advanced
robotics labs in the world.
A litter
of robotic puppies exhibiting a form
of artificial curiosity is being put through kindergarten at Sony's research and development
lab in Paris, France.
Alex Zelinsky, Australia National University professor
of robotics and CEO
of Seeing Machines, says his
lab began developing the system in order to build a robot that can fetch objects chosen by a disabled user; the robot proceeds by monitoring his or her gaze.
According to Walsh, who teaches a popular course in medical device design at SEAS and is founder
of the Harvard Biodesign
Lab, soft
robotics is especially well suited to shared design tools because many
of the required components, such as regulators, valves, and microcontrollers, are largely interchangeable between systems.
Much
of the material included in the toolkit sprang from the
labs of Robert J. Wood, Charles River Professor
of Engineering and Applied Sciences at SEAS, and chemist George M. Whitesides, Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor, two researchers whose work has helped establish Harvard as a leader in soft
robotics.
IN A
robotics lab on the eastern bank
of the Hudson River, New York, three small humanoid robots have a conundrum to solve.
French postdoc Jonathan Grizou, who just over a year ago started applying his background in developmental
robotics to chemistry at the University
of Glasgow, is focused on succeeding in his new
lab.
«One
of the final frontiers
of robotics is getting robots to understand the complex structure
of the home environment so they can perform useful tasks,» says
robotics researcher Siddhartha Srinivasa, who founded and runs the Carnegie Mellon
lab that birthed HERB.
We have shown that it possible to build a
robotic system that also leverages large amounts
of autonomously collected data to learn widely applicable manipulation skills, specifically object pushing skills,» said Frederik Ebert, a graduate student in Levine's
lab who worked on the project.
Engineers in the Coordinated Robotics
Lab at the University
of California, San Diego, have developed new image processing techniques for rapid exploration and characterization
of structural fires by small Segway - like
robotic vehicles.
In an emerging disease research
lab at the University
of Washington, Chris Williams, a research scientist who specializes in microbiology laboratory
robotics, programs a piece
of equipment that can be programmed to performs many
lab tasks.
Scientists at M.I.T. Media
Lab's Biomechatronics Group have, with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), developed an exoskeleton that promises to not only lessen the load
of weary travelers but also to advance research that will ultimately lead to
robotic limbs that improve the strength and mobility
of amputees.
CBCS facilities comprise compound handling
labs (hosting the SciLifeLab compound collection
of ca 200,000 molecules), screening
labs (microtiter format liquid handling
robotics and a wide range
of plate readers), and chemistry
labs (equipment and instrumentation for organic chemistry synthesis and analysis).
Today, Carpenter's
lab continues those efforts as her team works to accelerate drug discovery by writing software to automatically analyze the deluge
of cellular images generated by today's powerful,
robotic microscopes.
The
lab focuses on echolocating bats and is interested in a wide range
of fundamental behaviors including long and short - range navigation, social networks and collective behavior, sensory decision making, inter-sensory integration, and vocal communication, as well as bio-sonar and bio-inspired
robotics.
Berkeley, CA About Blog The Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR)
Lab brings together UC Berkeley researchers across the areas
of computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, planning, and
robotics.
In one scene, to the horror
of Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson)-- Nathan's human
lab rat — Kyoko strips and peels off the meshes
of skin that disguise her
robotic skeleton, each layer pulled back as if to ask, «Am I still real?»
They transformed their aging computer
lab into a coding and
robotics - maker space, which they opened in December to coincide with the global «Hour
of Code» campaign organized by the nonprofit group Code.org.
Selected by lottery from San Diego's diverse neighborhoods, HTH's 350 students move among state -
of - the - art specialty
labs, seminar rooms, and individualized computer workstations as they pursue projects about molecular biology,
robotics, painting, bridge building.
Rose uses film to explore the definition
of morality and has used the medium to look at everything from experiments in a
robotics lab to hailstorms in Siberia, weaving together imagery and music to construct her narrative.
Marvin Heiferman, independent curator and writer, author
of Photography Changes Everything Alex Klein, artist, and program curator at the Institute
of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia Illah Nourbakhsh, professor
of robotics and director
of the CREATE
Lab, Carnegie Mellon University Arthur Ou, assistant professor
of photography and director, BFA photography, Parsons The New School for Design
Created by University
of Southern California's
Robotic Embedded
Lab, the app has the user take a photo
of the sky which is then sent to a central computer that compares the luminance value
of the sky to algorithmic models for time and coordinates
of the photo.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and
robotic engineering have bolted from the R&D
labs and been embraced in a multitude
of fields, industries and services bringing both promise and peril to society, consumers and workers.
Since academic year 2009/2010 when the LTAA Grant Program began, $ 182,166.00 has been awarded to a range
of programs including JROTC fine arts, CSI, academic decathlon,
robotics, sports teams, drama, classroom technology,
lab equipment, music, and much more!
Professional Duties & Responsibilities Biomedical and biotechnology engineer with background in design
of biomaterials, biosensors, drug delivery devices, microfrabrication, and tissue engineering Working knowledge
of direct cell writing and rapid prototyping Experience fabricating nanocomposite hydrogel scaffolds Proficient in material analysis, mechanical, biochemical, and morphological testing
of synthetic and biological materials Extensive experience in bio-imaging processes and procedures Specialized in mammalian, microbial, and viral cell culture Working knowledge
of lab techniques and instruments including electrophoresis, chromatography, microscopy, spectroscopy, PCR, Flow cytometery, protein assay, DNA isolation techniques, polymer synthesis and characterization, and synthetic fiber production Developed strong knowledge
of FDA, GLP, GMP, GCP, and GDP regulatory requirements Created biocompatible photocurable hydrogels for cell immobilization Formulated cell friendly prepolymer formulation Performed surface modification
of nano - particle fillers to enhance their biocompatibility Evaluated cell and biomaterial interaction, cell growth, and proliferation Designed bench - top experiments and protocols to simulate in vivo situations Designed hydrogel based microfluidic prototypes for cell entrapment and cell culture utilizing computer - aided
robotic dispenser Determined various mechanical, morphological, and transport properties
of photocured hydrogels using Instron, FTIR, EDX, X-ray diffraction, DSC, TGA, and DMA Assessed biocompatibility
of hydrogels and physiology
of entrapped cells Evaluated intracellular and extracellular reactions
of entrapped cells on spatial and temporal scales using optical, confocal, fluorescence, atomic force, and scanning electron microscopies Designed various biochemical assays Developed thermosensitive PET membranes for transdermal drug delivery application using Gamma radiation induced graft co-polymerization
of N - isopropyl acylamide and Acrylic acid Characterized grafted co-polymer using various polymer characterization techniques Manipulated lower critical solution temperature
of grafted thermosensitive co-polymer Loaded antibiotic on grafted co-polymer and determined drug release profile with temperature Determined biomechanical and biochemical properties
of biological gels isolated from marine organisms Analyzed morphological and mechanical properties
of metal coated yarns using SEM and Instron Performed analytical work on pharmaceutical formulations using gas and high performance liquid chromatography Performed market research and analysis for medical textile company Developed and implement comprehensive marketing and sales campaign
Berkeley, CA About Blog The Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR)
Lab brings together UC Berkeley researchers across the areas
of computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, planning, and
robotics.
She is currently working to establish Carlow University as a satellite for the Carnegie Mellon CREATE
Lab to help educators, children, and families develop technological fluency through creative exploration
of robotic technologies and socially meaningful innovation.