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U of T Engineering researchers explore what makes robots ‘persuasive’ to humans

PhD candidate Shane Saunderson (MIE) is researching robot persuasion to apply these strategies in future socially assistive robots

First-year students Michela Trozzo, Christian Pavlidis and Elisha Lu work with a robotic arm in the Systems Control Laboratory. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

From manufacturing to medicine: How robotics research at U of T Engineering will shape the future

Innovations from U of T Engineering include self-driving cars, robotic cell surgery and smart sensing robots for factories

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NSBE U of T Chapter to host first student-run Black hackathon in GTA

The Jan. 26 event challenges students to program innovative solutions in just 12 hours

Nazli Kaya (MIE MASc candidate) wears the eye-tracking device used to accurately assess where drivers were looking when turning at intersections. (Credit: Laura Pedersen)

Top U of T Engineering news stories of 2018

A look back at five engineering stories that captured readers’ attention in 2018

ECE graduate student Yan Fu is among nine U of T Engineering students awarded Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence.

Nine U of T Engineering graduate students awarded Vector Institute Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence

The Vector Institute brings together leading researchers in deep learning, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) from across Ontario

Sun is recognized for creating outstanding inventions that have made a positive impact on quality of life and society

Professor Yu Sun elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Sun is recognized for creating outstanding inventions that have made a positive impact on quality of life and society

Axel Guenther, Associate Professor Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, November 23, 2018. (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

U of T Engineering partners with NRC to commercialize biomedical innovations

The Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT) will bring new technologies to market in microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip and organ-on-a-chip engineering

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Meet Pepper: An AI robot that will reduce wait times in hospitals

The newest robotic platform in Professor Goldie Nejat’s lab is designed to automate data intake and patient monitoring

“Human movement and behaviour are unpredictable, so we are seeing if robots can adapt and react to that,” says Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE).

Professor Goldie Nejat on AI’s impact on health care

“Human movement and behaviour are unpredictable, so we are seeing if robots can adapt and react to that,” says Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE)