Robot Grasping: CITRIS researchers Ken Goldberg and Pieter Abbeel, using a deep-learning neural network, have developed a robot with “an exceptional knack for picking up […]
Robotics
UC Berkeley Undergraduates Win Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs Tomás Vega and Corten Singer both describe themselves as being “passionate about assistive technology,” which is designed […]
SoRL 2017 – Symposium on Robot Learning
Robotic irrigation coming to CA vineyards
Ken Goldberg, director of the People and Robots initiative of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, explains robotic applications for crop irrigation. Researchers are developing a […]
Ken Goldberg – The New Wave in Robot Grasping
Why It’s So Hard For Robots To Get A Grip
Ken Goldberg, director of the People and Robots Initiative of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, heads up a research team working on robotic grasping abilities, […]
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology that could change […]
CITRIS announces recipients of the inaugural Athena Awards for Women in Technology
To recognize the accomplishments of technology leaders and organizations fostering interest in computer science for the next generation of women and girls, CITRIS and the […]
Inside the Artificial Intelligence Revolution
Inside the Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Ken Goldberg, director of CITRIS People and Robots, was quoted in a Rolling Stones article covering recent developments in artificial intelligence. Regarding […]
Microsoft HoloLens academic research grants recipients
Meet the award recipients of the first Microsoft HoloLens academic research grants Chosen from more than 500 qualified applications, three faculty members from the UC Berkeley Robotics […]
Dash Robotics Launches Kamigami Robots on Kickstarter
One of the first projects to come through the CITRIS Foundry — Dash Robotics — created a low-cost “origami” robot that runs fast on six […]
Five Questions for Dr. Kenneth Loh, New Director of CITRIS at UC Davis
Since his appointment in July 2015 as the new UC Davis campus director for CITRIS, Dr. Kenneth Loh has been actively recruiting students for CITRIS projects, promoting […]
Stop Laughing at those Clumsy Humanoid Robots
Ken Goldberg, director of the People and Robots initiative of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, was prominently featured in a Wired article on humanoid robots. […]
Bold Bets: Tomorrow’s Industrial Entrepreneurship
For the third event in the Bold Bets series, The Atlantic will travel to the Bay Area to explore innovations in manufacturing and production. Next-generation […]
UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin Joins CPAR Executive Committee
UC Merced Professor Stefano Carpin will serve on the executive board of a new multidisciplinary research enterprise called the People and Robots Initiative, by the […]
Five innovative faculty named Bakar Fellows
Congratulations to each of the new Bakar Fellows at UC Berkeley, including CITRIS-affiliated faculty members Pieter Abbeel and Michael Lustig. As a pioneer in robot learning, perception […]
CITRIS launches “People and Robots” Initiative, updates three other research initiatives
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) today announces the launch of the CITRIS People and Robots Initiative, a major […]
Rashomon Project featured in New Scientist
The Rashomon Project is developing an open-source toolkit that can facilitate the rapid assembly and public review of “Video Timelines” where many video and photo perspectives are time-aligned and displayed simultaneously.
The $10 Robots: Irresistible and Affordable
The idea is to get kids excited about engineering and science at an extremely low cost.
The AFRON “$10 Robot” Design Challenge Winners On Display at the CITRIS Tech Museum 1/24 to 3/1/13
Winners of the AFRON $10 robot challenge on display at the CITRIS Tech Museum from January 24 – March 1st, 2013
CITRIS Researcher Jacob Rosen featured in UCSC magazine
“A Robot’s Touch” article focuses on medical surgery innovations.
The RAVEN Surgical Robotic System: Robot-Assisted Tele-Surgery for Tele-Health
Proof-of-Concept for Robot Learning for Subtasks in Pediatric Appendectomy
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CITRIS Director
CITRIS Researcher Ken Goldberg featured in East Bay Express
A feature article in the November 9 issue of the East Bay Express explores Professor Goldberg’s integration of art and engineering.