Robotics Student Award Winners of 2023
The exceptional achievements of this year's award-winning students in academia and leadership have brought pride to the new Robotics Department. The post Robotics Student Award Winners of 2023 first...
View Article2023 NSF GRFP Recipients of Michigan Robotics
We are thrilled to announce that two graduate students from Michigan Robotics have been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowships for 2023. This program...
View ArticleROB 102 team earns award for innovation in equity
Jana Pavlasek and Chad Jenkins have been awarded the Claudia Joan Alexander Trailblazer Award for supporting equity in STEM. The post ROB 102 team earns award for innovation in equity first appeared on...
View ArticleElliott Rouse earns Robotics Department Faculty Award
The award recognizes creating and teaching the new ROB 311, serving on the Robotics Executive Committee, and research impact on robotics. The post Elliott Rouse earns Robotics Department Faculty Award...
View ArticleMichigan Robotics attends RSS 2023
University of Michigan Robotics is presenting nine papers at Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) this year, spanning from research on teams and trust propagation to trajectory design and motion...
View ArticleCelebrating the Robotics Outreach Ambassadors of 2023
The title is given to those who have completed a certain amount of outreach work over the past academic year. All of them exhibit enthusiastic outreach. The post Celebrating the Robotics Outreach...
View ArticleMichigan Robotics at IROS 2023 in Detroit
Roboticists descend on the Motor City for the IROS conference in October. IROS serves as a significant annual platform for robotics researchers to present progress in smart machines. The post Michigan...
View ArticleU-M partners with autonomous air mobility center
This NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center conducts cutting-edge research and training in autonomous air mobility and sensing technology. The post U-M partners with autonomous air...
View ArticleChoosing exoskeleton settings like a Pandora radio station
Using a simple and convenient touchscreen interface, the algorithm learns the assistance preferences of the wearer. The post Choosing exoskeleton settings like a Pandora radio station first appeared on...
View ArticleJoshua Mangelson earns Robotics Alumni Award
Joshua Mangelson received the 2023 Robotics Department Alumni Merit Award and presented the Robotics Alumni Award Lecture on marine robotic autonomy. The post Joshua Mangelson earns Robotics Alumni...
View ArticleBetter prosthetics: $3M to develop more natural robotic leg control
A smoother experience for robotic prosthetic leg users is the aim of a University of Michigan project that has received renewed support from the National Institutes of Health. The R01 grant of $3...
View ArticleDimitra Panagou earns Research Excellence Award
Dimitra Panagou’s research has the potential to create safe networked control systems across a vast number of fields, from aerial swarms to satellite constellations, connected vehicles, human-robot...
View ArticleThree recognized for outsized contributions to Robotics in 2023
Robotics honors staff and faculty who create a welcoming community, exemplify our values, and allow our roboticists to prosper. We recognize Chad Jenkins, Abhishek Narula, and Samantha Price for doing...
View ArticleEven robots make mistakes: How humans walk with imperfect exoskeletons
When a lower limb exoskeleton does not operate properly, some users recover their step quickly while others overcompensate with their hip or ankle. The post Even robots make mistakes: How humans walk...
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