Posts Tagged: robotics
The Academic Policy and Programs Committee of Governing Council approved a new Engineering minor program in Robotics and Mechatronics on Tuesday. The new minor will be launched in the upcoming 2011-2012 academic year, and will allow students to explore fundamental…
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 father out of the horrors of a…
“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. Dr. Nejat, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University…
Paul Giampuzzi (MIE), Rehman Merali (UTIAS), Brendan Wong (ECE), Merrick Zoubeiri (ECE), Arian Omidzohour (ECE) and Soren Massoumi (ECE) won gold at RoboGames in the 120-lb Combat Robot category. RoboGames brings bright minds from all over the world to compete in more than 50 different events. This year, RoboGames took place in San…
Professor Yu Sun (MIE) has been awarded the 2010 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society’s (IEEE RAS) Early Career Award, for contributions in enabling microrobotic and MEMS technologies for automated cell manipulation and characterization in cell biology and clinical applications. This award is…
In late February 2010, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake devastated central Chile, leaving millions homeless, close to 800 dead and thousands missing, including 255 Canadians. Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE) discusses the recovery efforts in Chile in relation to her research in the area…
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