Leading roboticist Ken Goldberg explains the vast data gap between today’s AI chatbots and humanoid robots that can complete real-world tasks.
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Job opportunity: Legislative research lead (open to UC Berkeley students)
CITRIS Tech Policy is seeking an advanced UC Berkeley law student to play a leadership role in a new multicampus, interdisciplinary course.
Job opportunity: Technology writer (open to UC Berkeley students)
The communications team at CITRIS’s headquarters at UC Berkeley is seeking a student writer for the 2025–26 academic year.
CITRIS and Kajima bring smart infrastructure tech closer to real-world deployment
A collaboration between UC researchers and the Japanese construction powerhouse seeks to advance underground sensing and slope disaster modeling for resilient cities. A cross-Pacific partnership […]
Researchers receive $2M to develop energy control for commercial buildings
The Super-GX platform uses an open-source solution that makes it easier for building managers to respond to changing energy needs.
How CITRIS scholars are helping the Bay Area prepare for wildfires
Michael Gollner’s wildland fire science course gives students the opportunity to model real-life fire scenarios in Bay Area communities.
CITRIS Seed Awards fund 4 multicampus projects for public good
Teams will receive up to $60,000 to propel their research into full-fledged solutions to some of society’s most pressing challenges.
CITRIS Seed Award project leads to low-cost, at-home diagnostics
The team’s rapid test, which combines the “coffee-ring effect” with plasmonics and AI, is up to 100 times more sensitive than equivalent tests.
UC Berkeley team combats deepfakes with data-driven solution
A recent study led by Hany Farid demonstrates a need for better techniques to recognize increasingly undetectable voice cloning.
2025 Art Rosenfeld Award recipient advances energy efficiency
Aoyu Zou, winner of the 2025 Art Rosenfeld Award, will use the funds to improve energy sustainability in the built environment.
Learning by doing: UC students take on CITRIS Workforce Innovation internships
High-performing students from four UC campuses will spend eight weeks gaining hands-on, real-world experience in high-demand tech fields this summer.
Marvell NanoLab gets high-tech boost with Lam Research gift
The donated multimillion-dollar etching system will enable the fabrication of nanoscale semiconductor devices for next-generation chip technologies.
3 members of CITRIS community among new AAAS fellows
The researchers receive recognition for their discoveries, leadership and service to the scientific community.
Hopping robot reaches new heights
CITRIS affiliates at UC Berkeley have developed a robot that can stick a landing on a narrow rod, thanks to research based on the jumping mechanics of squirrels.
Goldberg comments on potential of AI and robotics
Artificial intelligence can find you a recipe or generate a picture, but it can’t hang a picture on a wall or cook you dinner — yet.
EcoBlock makes strides to decarbonize an Oakland neighborhood
The team adds a stormwater bioretention facility to their growing list of project accomplishments.
2 CITRIS affiliates named to National Academy of Engineering
Stuart Russell and Victoria Coleman were recognized for their respective innovations in artificial intelligence and software operations.
CITRIS PI’s team teaches robots complex skills
Sergey Levine’s reinforcement learning method enables robots to complete a range of tasks from flipping an egg to assembling a motherboard.
Call for proposals: CITRIS Seed Funding offers PIs up to $60K for multicampus research
Researchers from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to apply.
CITRIS PI awarded $10M for rural autonomous vehicle project
Led by UC Berkeley’s Scott Moura, the six-year program will explore autonomous vehicle solutions to improve freight system logistics in underserved areas.
Nonnecke named to state privacy protection agency board
The founding director of the CITRIS Policy Lab was appointed as one of five members of the California Privacy Protection Agency Board.
Policy Lab helps craft new standards on AI risks, ethics
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute’s Brandie Nonnecke had co-authored guidelines to help developers mitigate potential harms of large-scale AI systems, and to help organizations steer through the choppy waters of generative AI.
Batteries, buildings and beyond: Scott Moura combats climate change at scale
The CITRIS and the Banatao Institute researcher and UC Berkeley civil and environmental engineer uses modeling and ML to develop energy-efficient infrastructure.
White House honors CITRIS faculty with early career awards
Grace Gu, Sergey Levine and Grace O’Connell were awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.