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U of T Robot Wins Second Consecutive International Medal

By Engineering|June 7, 2011
A U of T Engineering crew was one of only two Canadian teams to win gold at RoboGames in California, North America’s largest robotics competition with its mix of engineering, motorsport and boxing.

Why We Make Robots Human

By Engineering|April 18, 2011
For an upcoming episode of Spark, host Nora Young spoke to Professor Andrew Goldenberg (MIE), who spearheads the Robotics and Automation Lab at the University of Toronto, on why researchers are obsessed

Praxis II Challenges Students to Design for Toronto

By Engineering|April 13, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc7p7J3dOjE Tasked with the challenge to design for Toronto, first-year EngSci Praxis II students stepped up to the plate and came up with creative, sustainable and

Robotic Care Will Soon Be Part of Health Care

By Engineering|September 30, 2010
The idea of sticking their parents in a nursing home weighs heavily on many Baby Boomers. Martin Spencer has a solution: robots. “Many people quit good-paying jobs to keep their beloved mother or

Brian the Robot May Be the New Face of Senior Care

By Engineering|August 13, 2010
“Murphy’s Law: his eyelids aren’t working today.” Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE) fusses over Brian’s facial features, adjusting his pliable, rubbery skin, pushing it up over his eyeballs.