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Robotic News
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
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
Contributing to the Expansion of Robotics Research at IROS 2024
October 14, 2024
From better algorithms for self-driving vehicles, to better solutions for robotics surgery, and better ways for robots to manipulate objects, researchers at the University of California San Diego are presenting their work at the IROS 2024conference Oct. 14 to 18 in Abu Dhabi. Full Story
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