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


UC San Diego Engineering Dean to Give Keynote at RoboUniverse San Diego

UC San Diego Engineering Dean to Give Keynote at RoboUniverse San Diego

December 9, 2015

Albert P. Pisano, dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego, will give a keynote address — “Building a Robotics Hub in San Diego” — at the RoboUniverse San Diego conference on Dec. 16 at the San Diego Convention Center. The talk is one component of broad UC San Diego engagement at this robotics conference that comes on the heels of the launch of the Contextual Robotics Institute at UC San Diego in October.   Full Story


Contextual Robotics Forum 2015: the Future of Robotics

Contextual Robotics Forum 2015: the Future of Robotics

December 7, 2015

Robotics leaders from industry, academia and the public sector met at the University of California, San Diego to discuss the future of robotics at the second annual Contextual Robotics Forum on Oct. 30, 2015 at the University of California, San Diego.   Full Story


Learning how to program boats for autonomous movement

Learning how to program boats for autonomous movement

December 7, 2015

Small toy-sized boats were zooming around Canyonview Pool here on campus On a recent Thursday afternoon. The boats accelerated and took tight turns around each other, then slowed to an almost-crawl and traced precise patterns in the pool. It was all part of the MAE 198 class led by Teaching Professor Mark Anderson. Students learn how to program modified off-the-shelf boats to autonomously follow a route.  Full Story


News Archive

Seminars

Apr 22, 2024

"Generative Models for Distance-Geometric Inverse Kinematics"

Monday, Apr. 22nd @ 2pm PDT

Location: Franklin Antonio Hall (FAH) 4202  + Zoom 

Speaker:  Dr. Jonathan Kelly

Apr 15, 2024

"A Symbiotic Philosophy for Bio-inspired Robotics"

Monday, Apr. 15th @ 2pm PDT

Format: Zoom  

Speaker:  Dr. Talia Y. Moore

Apr 08, 2024

"Blending Theory and Tools for the Safe Control of Robots via Safety Filters"

Monday, Apr. 8th @ 2pm PDT

Location: Warren Lecture Hall (WLH) 2115 + Zoom  

Speaker:  Dr. Sylvia Herbert