Read More Humanoid robots that behave with less authority are more persuasive By Tyler Irving|September 22, 2021 A new study offers insight that could help designers of social robots for health care or other applications
Read More iSkin: The cold-tolerant, stretchable, sticky sensor that could power a new generation of wearable electronics and more By Tyler Irving|August 3, 2021 Professor Xinyu Liu (MIE) and his team have built a flexible, conductive hydrogel that works at temperatures down to -93 C
Read More RoboWorm: Light-controlled organism offers a new strategy for micro-scale robotics By Tyler Irving|July 28, 2021 Professor Xinyu Liu (MIE) and his team used computer-controlled light to direct the motion of a simple worm, a technique that could pave the way for entirely new kinds of robots
Read More Meet Mihai ‘Mishu’ Duduta, MIE’s newest faculty member By Lynsey Mellon|May 4, 2021 Duduta's work focuses on developing soft robots that can safely interact with humans
Read More U of T researchers develop first-of-its-kind dexterous microrobots for neurosurgery By Lynsey Mellon|April 30, 2021 The tiny magnetic gripper tools could one day be used to perform minimally invasive brain surgery
Read More ‘My dream job’: How a PEY Co-op student is helping develop a new generation of autonomous space robots By Tyler Irving|March 4, 2021 At Canadian space engineering firm MDA, Erin Richardson (Year 3 EngSci) is designing robotic systems for NASA’s Lunar Gateway