ROBOTS IN THE REAL WORLD
WORKING WITH HUMANS

Our research teams solve pressing robotics challenges in three overarching areas:
autonomous systems, cyber-physical technologies, and medical robotics.

Many of  the robotics systems we develop are able to adapt and evolve based
on the people and situation - the context - they encounter.

Faculty, students, and professional research staff in each of the
Contextual Robotics Institute's three core research areas will be housed in
collaborative research laboratories - collaborations - in Franklin Antonio Hall,
the newest engineering building at UC San Diego.

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Robotic News


These Electronics-free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer

These Electronics-free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer

March 25, 2025

Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one material. That is exactly what roboticists have achieved in robots developed by the Bioinspired Robotics Laboratory at the University of California San Diego. They describe their work in an advanced online publication in the journal Advanced Intelligent Systems.   Full Story


Computer Vision and Robotics Pioneer Xiaolong Wang Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships

Computer Vision and Robotics Pioneer Xiaolong Wang Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships

February 18, 2025

Jacobs School electrical engineering professor Xiaolong Wang has been selected to receive a prestigious 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships. Wang is affiliated with the Center for Visual Computing and the Contextual Robotics Institute at UC San Diego.   Full Story


Researchers tap robots for the dirty, dull and dangerous

Researchers tap robots for the dirty, dull and dangerous

December 16, 2024

Jacobs School of Engineering researchers are nearly halfway through a three-year project to explore ways to integrate robotics into the construction industry and improve 3D reconstruction and mapping. Supported by KIAT (the Korea Institute for Advanced Technology), KETI (the Korea Electronics Technology Institute) and smart construction technology company ITOne, the grant funding adds up to $786,500 and runs through August 31, 2027. Full Story


News Archive

Seminars

Jun 03, 2024

"Metric-Semantic Mapping and Task Planning for Autonomous Robots"

Monday, June 3rd @ 2pm PDT

Location: Franklin Antonio Hall (FAH) 4202 & Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Nikolay Atanasov

May 20, 2024

Sustainable 'Relationship' with Interactive Robots

Monday, May 20th @ 2pm PDT

Location: Zoom

Speaker:  Dr. AJung Moon

May 13, 2024

"Cognitively-Aware Adaptive Automation to Enhance Human Learning"

Monday, May 13th @ 2pm PDT

Location: Franklin Antonio Hall (FAH) 4202 & Zoom 

Speaker: Dr. Neera Jain