Sergey Levine’s Physical Intelligence aims to bring AI off the screen and into the physical world.
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Goldberg proposes robot-assisted surgery in new paper
The Augmented Dexterity approach would allow robots to perform precise surgical tasks under human supervision.
‘Win-win’: CITRIS Workforce Innovation helps UC students turn passion into expertise
The third cohort of the UC summer internship program embraced tech-centered challenges and showcased professional and personal growth.
Remembering Sehat Sutardja, tech pioneer and CITRIS benefactor
Sehat Sutardja, a pioneering figure in the semiconductor industry and a major CITRIS benefactor, passed away on Sept. 18, at the age of 63.
AI Policy Hub welcomes new class of fellows
Six graduate students will conduct innovative policy research to inform policymakers and guide the development of responsible AI.
Peffer and teams receive $8M to advance commercial building decarbonization
The two awards are part of a nearly $20 million investment by the California Energy Commission to fund decarbonization solutions for HVAC systems in large commercial buildings.
Here’s the latest from the Oakland EcoBlock
The project is one step closer to completing service upgrades and in-home retrofits for shared, sustainable energy.
CITRIS researcher gives tips on keeping cool while saving energy
UC Berkeley’s Stefano Schiavon spoke to NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday about alternatives to cranking up the air conditioner.
Job opportunities: Student marketing and writing assistants
CITRIS’s central communications team is looking for two UC Berkeley undergraduates to support activities for the 2024–25 academic year.
CITRIS names 9 rising entrepreneurs as UC Berkeley Climate Innovation fellows
The cohort of nine fellows will receive $10,000 each to advance projects that address urgent environmental challenges.
CITRIS PI’s microcapacitors advance next generation of energy storage
Engineered microcapacitors from the Salahuddin lab could facilitate on-chip energy storage in electronic devices.
Award-winning documentary features Invention Lab innovators
Are inventors born or made? That’s the question posed by “Pathways to Invention,” a documentary that premiered May 1 on PBS stations nationwide.
CITRIS Foundry announces spring 2024 cohort
The 12-month program provides business, legal and technological support to student and faculty entrepreneurs affiliated with the four CITRIS campuses.
CITRIS support leads to more efficient design for underwater instruments
UC Berkeley researcher Grace Gu is using inspiration from nature to design a more efficient towed sonar array.
CITRIS signs MOU with Berlin to boost innovation
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises to boost innovation in the field of digital health and aging.
Inaugural Tech Policy Summit addresses AI governance, ethical tech
The sold-out event, co-hosted by the CITRIS Policy Lab, drew world-renowned academics, policymakers and industry pioneers to discuss the most pressing issues in the field.
Is Silicon Valley pricing academics out of AI research?
CITRIS affiliate David Evan Harris weighs in on the melding of academia and industry research and its impact on the trajectory of artificial intelligence.
2023 Rosenfeld Award recipient pursues affordable electricity
Eleanor Adachi is focusing on incentive mechanisms to enhance affordable electricity and a more resource-efficient society.
Job opportunity: Events director
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute are seeking an events director to lead planning and implementation of organization events.
CITRIS PI’s startup launches AI for robots
The company aims to transition AI from the digital world to physical use through its Robotics Foundation Model 1 software.
Mitigating risks, maximizing benefits: Brandie Nonnecke bridges tech research and policy
The director of the CITRIS Policy Lab and UC Berkeley research professor demystifies emerging tech to help lawmakers create responsible policy.
NanoLab director leads design of better solar sails
Fleets of lightweight, miniature spacecraft propelled entirely by solar radiation could be the next step in space exploration.
Can AI be creative? Goldberg explains his evolving view
In an interview with California Magazine, CITRIS PI Ken Goldberg argues for the embrace of new generative technologies.
AI-enhanced robot from Goldberg’s Automation Lab can collect laundry
A combination of cameras and clothes-recognizing AI bring a new level of efficiency to room-tidying robots.