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Welcome New IC Faculty: Seven Join School from Variety of Research Areas

Each year, the School of Interactive Computing conducts a rigorous search for the brightest minds to carry forward its academic and research…

Aaron Edsinger, CEO of Hello Robot, gives Stretch a test run.

Martinez, CA – After three years in stealth, Hello Robot is unveiling the Stretch Research Edition, a…

New AI Method Lets Robots Get By With a Little Help From Their Friends

New artificial intelligence (AI) research is using deep learning to improve the efficiency of communications between AI-enabled agents – like…

<p>SlothBot is a slow-moving and energy-efficient robot that can linger in the trees to monitor animals, plants, and the environment below. It has been installed for testing in the Atlanta Botanical Garden. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)</p>

For the next several months, visitors to the Atlanta Botanical Garden will be able to observe the testing of…

Dellaert Awarded IEEE ICRA Milestone Award

Frank Dellaert, a professor in the School of Interactive Computing, and affiliated with…

<p>In two studies, people found robots to be pretty incompetent, particularly as comedians. Credit: Georgia Tech / Rob Felt</p>

Dang robots are crummy at so many jobs, and they tell lousy jokes to boot. In two new studies, these were common biases human participants held…

<p>Built with multifunctional appendages able to spin wheels that can also be wiggled and lifted, the Mini Rover was modeled on a novel NASA rover design and used in the laboratory to develop and test complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb hills composed of granular material, here ordinary beach sand. (Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)</p>

The rolling hills of Mars or the moon are a long way from the nearest tow truck. That’s why the next generation of exploration rovers will need to…

Passing the Torch: Georgia Tech Roboticists Lead Future Generation of Women in the Field

There’s a piece of advice Georgia Tech Ph.D. student De’Aira Bryant recalls most often when it…

Kinsey Herrin, research scientist in Georgia Tech’s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, observes graduate researcher Dawit Lee as he tests the pediatric knee exoskeleton. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)

You see and want the glass of milk on the table across the room. That’s no problem for most of us, who will simply walk to the table, grab the…

<p>Marimba-playing robot Shimon has learned some new skills, thanks to a class of machine learning known as deep learning. Working with human collaborators, Shimon writes lyrics and melodies — and soon, he's going on tour.</p>

He has moves like Jagger (almost). And he’s coming to a music venue near you.

But he’s not like any performer you’ve ever seen. He’s not…