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CITRIS and BAIR co-host distinguished AI seminar series

CITRIS and BAIR co-host distinguished AI seminar series
Posted on March 15, 2023

Speakers include CITRIS PIs and computer scientists Michael Jordan and Stuart Russell, as well as psychologist Alison Gopnik and law professor Pamela Samuelson.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, Events, In the News, UC Berkeley
Research Interests Robotics

CITRIS affiliate joins White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

CITRIS affiliate joins White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Posted on March 3, 2023

CITRIS PI Deirdre Mulligan has been named deputy CTO for policy in the U.S. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, CITRIS Policy Lab, In the News
Research Interests Policy

CITRIS PI discusses potential impact of AI in Russia-Ukraine war

CITRIS PI discusses potential impact of AI in Russia-Ukraine war
Posted on January 12, 2023

UC Berkeley researcher Stuart Russell notes that the technology to autonomously target humans with drones could be built by a grad student in a single term.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, In the News, UC Berkeley
Research Interests Robotics

Siemens gift supports University of California STEM outreach to underserved communities

Siemens gift supports University of California STEM outreach to underserved communities
Posted on November 10, 2022

The donation to CITRIS — an “easy decision,” said partners at Siemens — helped bring skills training to students across Northern California.

Posted in CITRIS Aviation, CITRIS People and Robots, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Aviation, Robotics

Levine, Abbeel announce innovations in walking robots

Levine, Abbeel announce innovations in walking robots
Posted on November 4, 2022

Two CITRIS People and Robots researchers are making great strides in teaching robots to walk and move in record time.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, In the News, UC Berkeley
Research Interests Robotics

Goldberg’s AUTOLab breaks robotic laundry-folding speed record

Goldberg’s AUTOLab breaks robotic laundry-folding speed record
Posted on October 20, 2022

Research by CPAR Director Ken Goldberg and team will be presented at the IEEE/RSJ IROS2022 conference.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, In the News, UC Berkeley
Research Interests Robotics

Learning from nature: Robert Full on bio-inspired robots

Learning from nature: Robert Full on bio-inspired robots
Posted on August 19, 2022

In a recent Berkeley Talks podcast, CITRIS researcher Robert Full discussed how nature inspires innovations in technology design.

Posted in CITRIS Foundry, CITRIS People and Robots, In the News

Goldberg’s AUTOLab reports significant advance in robotic surgery

Goldberg’s AUTOLab reports significant advance in robotic surgery
Posted on July 22, 2022

As far as the researchers are aware, this is the first instance of a robot outperforming a human in a surgery-related training task.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, In the News, UC Berkeley
Research Interests Robotics

CITRIS PIs receive $5.7M to advance cyber-physical systems research

CITRIS PIs receive $5.7M to advance cyber-physical systems research
Posted on July 1, 2022

UC Santa Cruz researcher Ricardo Sanfelice will lead the project, and UC Berkeley’s Murat Arcak will serve as a co-investigator.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz
Research Interests Robotics

Pieter Abbeel receives ACM Prize in Computing

Pieter Abbeel receives ACM Prize in Computing
Posted on April 11, 2022

The CITRIS PI and UC Berkeley professor been honored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his work on robot learning.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, UC Berkeley
Research Interests Robotics

Abbeel addresses AI advancements

Abbeel addresses AI advancements
Posted on March 9, 2022

CITRIS PI Pieter Abbeel sees robots becoming an integral part of our lives in the next five years.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, In the News
Research Interests Robotics

Goldberg uses new AI technique to help robots move in three dimensions

Goldberg uses new AI technique to help robots move in three dimensions
Posted on February 16, 2022

As Ken Goldberg, director of CITRIS People and Robots, tells Wired, Neural Radiance Fields are “ultra-hot,” with applications in entertainment, architecture and, of course, robotics.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, In the News
Research Interests Robotics

UC adopts recommendations for the responsible use of artificial intelligence

UC adopts recommendations for the responsible use of artificial intelligence
Posted on October 19, 2021

Brandie Nonnecke, founding director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, co-chaired the University of California Presidential Working Group on AI.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, CITRIS Policy Lab, In the News

CITRIS Seed Funding offers $500K for multicampus research for social good

CITRIS Seed Funding offers $500K for multicampus research for social good
Posted on October 13, 2021

CITRIS is accepting proposals from principal investigators at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz for projects addressing Grand Challenges of IT.

Posted in Announcements, CITRIS Health, CITRIS People and Robots, CITRIS Policy Lab, CITRIS Seed Funding, Sustainable Infrastructures

CITRIS Confronts Pandemic Challenges and Continues to Innovate

CITRIS Confronts Pandemic Challenges and Continues to Innovate
Posted on June 15, 2021

The 20th anniversary of CITRIS coincided with the coronavirus pandemic and the shutdown of many in-person campus operations. In response, the institute pivoted key programming […]

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS Health, CITRIS People and Robots, CITRIS Policy Lab, EDGE in Tech, Sustainable Infrastructures
Research Interests COVID-19

CITRIS Research Guides Robot Surgery to Success – NY Times

CITRIS Research Guides Robot Surgery to Success – NY Times
Posted on May 5, 2021

The Berkeley team led by CITRIS People and Robots Director Ken Goldberg built a neural network to analyze the surgical robot’s mistakes and learned how […]

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, In the News, News, UC Berkeley
Research Interests Robotics

How to Train Your Robot

How to Train Your Robot
Posted on December 16, 2020

Looking for a great way to introduce kids to robotics? There is now a video of “How to Train Your Robot,” a children’s book by […]

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, UC Berkeley
Research Interests Robotics

Ken Goldberg on AI, Automation, and Work in the Age of Anxiety

Ken Goldberg on AI, Automation, and Work in the Age of Anxiety
Posted on November 24, 2020

CITRIS People and Robots Director Ken Goldberg was recently featured on the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco‘s Virtual Wednesdays event AI, Automation and Work in […]

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots
Research Interests Robotics

Combating COVID-19—The role of robotics in managing public health and infectious diseases

Combating COVID-19—The role of robotics in managing public health and infectious diseases
Posted on April 27, 2020

COVID-19 may drive sustained research in robotics to address risks of infectious diseases. CITRIS People and Robots Director Ken Goldberg is one of multiple authors […]

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots
Research Interests COVID-19, Robotics

CITRIS AI experts highlight TechCrunch Robotics

CITRIS AI experts highlight TechCrunch Robotics
Posted on March 9, 2020

Robotics and AI experts from industry and academia presented their research and tech innovations at the CITRIS co-sponsored event, TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics + AI 2020 on Tuesday, March 3 at UC Berkeley.

Posted in CITRIS, CITRIS People and Robots, UC Berkeley

The “Future of Work” addressed in Silicon Valley Forum

The “Future of Work” addressed in Silicon Valley Forum
Posted on July 10, 2019

Industry experts shaped guidelines to technologically improve society at the “Future of the Workforce” event in Silicon Valley.

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, Future of Work, UC Santa Cruz

Berkeley Robotics highlighted at TechCrunch event

Berkeley Robotics highlighted at TechCrunch event
Posted on April 23, 2019

Researchers and entrepreneurs in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics emphasized the social impact of the technologies at the day-long “TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics […]

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots, EDGE in Tech
Research Interests Robotics

CITRIS 2019 Seed Funding Awards Announced

CITRIS 2019 Seed Funding Awards Announced
Posted on April 9, 2019

Competitive teams from the campuses of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Merced, Davis, and Davis Health submitted proposals for collaborative […]

Posted in CITRIS Health, CITRIS People and Robots, CITRIS Policy Lab, CITRIS Seed Funding, EDGE in Tech, Sustainable Infrastructures

New Ambidextrous Robot May Redefine The Warehouse

New Ambidextrous Robot May Redefine The Warehouse
Posted on January 17, 2019

Research published in Science Robotics this week announced a new “ambidextrous” robot that could change the fundamentals of warehouse distribution. The robot, developed by researchers at the University of […]

Posted in CITRIS People and Robots
Research Interests Robotics

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