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Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon (MIE) draws inspiration from nature to design robots that fly, hop, crawl or seamlessly combine multiple modes of locomotion. (photo courtesy of Pakpong Chirarattananon)

‘Simplicity wins when designing bio-inspired robots’: Meet MIE Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon

An AI model segments flames and smoke in aerial footage, helping researchers track wildfire growth and build more accurate predictions. (photo courtesy of Steven Waslander)

New AI prediction model could transform how Canada fights wildfires

Four people stand together with their pinky fingers raised.

Ask Alan: Capstone team creates AI tool to help students study

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From left to right: Dumitru Diaconu and Alexandre Florio test a 3D-printed prototype of the hinges that will allow the solar wings of NASA’s StarBurst satellite mission to deploy and lock into position

In this UTIAS lab, graduate students design and build satellites for NASA and other clients

August 28, 2023

Raylene Mitchell

IBET Momentum Fellow Raylene Mitchell aims to change how engineering is done in northern and Indigenous communities

August 24, 2023

Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME)

Molly Shoichet joins PRiME as new Scientific Director for Precision Medicine Initiative

August 23, 2023

An ouroboros (snake eating its own tail) carving in stone.

Training AI on machine-generated text could lead to ‘model collapse,’ ECE professor and collaborators warn

August 22, 2023

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