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U of T Engineering has the largest and most diverse robotics program in Canada, and together with a range of strategic industrial partners we are ushering in a future where robots will extend human capabilities and improve lives.

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

February 28, 2019

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

The Sky Guys put the DX-3 Vanguard to the test at Markham Airport. The hybrid drone features vertical take-off and landing, long-range communications and cloud-based analytics. (Credit: The Sky Guys)

How a team of U of T Engineering graduates are developing a next-generation drone

January 9, 2019

Prototype being tested in Markham is capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) as well as long-distance cruising

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

December 11, 2018

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

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

October 31, 2018

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

UT-IMDI students and industry partners celebrate the completion of 38 projects motivated by industry challenges at a special dinner reception. (Credit: Liz Do)

U of T Engineering students share multidisciplinary solutions to big industry challenges

October 11, 2018

Students in the University of Toronto’s Institute for Multidisciplinary Design and Innovation (UT-IMDI) share the results of their industry-sponsored projects at evening celebration

Professor Craig Steeves (UTIAS), right, assembles a quadrotor drone with Grade 10 students at Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay, Ont. (Photo: Rikky Duivenvoorden)

UTIAS researchers launch drone outreach program in Thunder Bay

October 10, 2018

UTIAS researchers partner with Indigenous high school in Thunder Bay to teach students how to build a drone

National robotics consortium receives $5.5M NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant

August 22, 2018

U of T Engineering researchers at the forefront of NSERC Canadian Robotics Network that aims to advance Canada’s role as a global leader in the field

Professor Steven Waslander (UTIAS) joined the University of Toronto on May 1, 2018. He is a leading expert in control systems for aerial and terrestrial robotics. (Courtesy: Steven Waslander)

Robotics by land and air: A Q&A with Steven Waslander

May 22, 2018

Internationally renowned expert in robotics and AI joins the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies

Professor Mireille Broucke (ECE) uses flying robots like these drones as a testbed to develop control algorithms capable of handling dynamic, real-world situations. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Steering through uncertainty: U of T Engineering research creates control algorithms for self-driving robots

December 4, 2017

Mireille Broucke and her colleagues in the Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics design theoretical frameworks to help drones and autonomous vehicles navigate in changing conditions

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