
The four-legged robot that can crawl, clean and fight COVID
A team of USC Viterbi master’s students has created a disinfection robot called LASER-D that can help sanitize hard-to-reach places.
A team of USC Viterbi master’s students has created a disinfection robot called LASER-D that can help sanitize hard-to-reach places.
USC researchers have developed a method that could allow robots to learn new tasks, like setting a table or driving a car, from observing a small number of demonstrations.
LASER-D — Legged-Agile-Smart-Efficient Robot for Disinfection — can go most anywhere a person can go, disinfect the space and even check its work.
Engineers at USC have come up with a new way to eliminate coronavirus in tiny, hard-to-reach spaces: robots with UV wands. The project could help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
USC researchers developed personalized learning robots for children with autism and studied whether the robots could autonomously gauge the child’s engagement in long-term, in-home therapeutic interventions.
New research, led by a USC Viterbi doctoral candidate, proposes areas where robots can make a difference in the lives of children with developmental disorders.
What USC researchers have uncovered about sea star locomotion could help scientists design simpler decentralized systems for all sorts of devices.
Researchers at the USC Viterbi Center for Advanced Manufacturing have reduced robot path planning through complex workspaces from minutes to seconds with minimal human input.
According to a team of USC computer scientists, showing robots “tough love” can help them succeed at new tasks.
Using computer-aided design modeling, a team of student engineers have created a soft robotic fish that can be used to study marine life and even help design underwater vehicles.
Rather than worrying about finding a career path right away, Bethany Chen is taking advantage of her time as an undergrad to explore her diverse interests.
The work opens exciting possibilities for understanding human movement, creating responsive prosthetics and developing robots that adapt to complex and changing environments.
Electrical engineer Eric Deng sees robots as future caretakers, companions and even therapists of sorts. He’ll join Facebook as its first robotics engineer this fall.
Inspired by nature, students create creaturelike robots that could improve security, explore disaster sites and even save lives.
The annual event aims to engage students and teachers in the engineering research process, reminding them that young and diverse people are doing the work.
Exceptional high school students spend their summers studying challenging fields of research with PhD students and faculty.
USC experts in manufacturing, technology, labor, education and business discuss the continued growing pains for work and society in the age of automation.
The 10-hour procedure at Keck School of Medicine of USC saved the patient from risk of sudden cardiac death and redefined surgical limits.
The annual Robotics Open House gives visiting schoolchildren a chance to see how the next generation of robots will change the world.
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth is based on research from USC Professor Maja Matarić and the school’s Interaction Lab.
April marks National Autism Awareness Month, and USC experts weigh in with the latest developments in research, treatment and more.
A USC professor studies how robots can assist emotional, physical and social rehabilitation. Will the next two decades see them become the best managers of our well-being?
The downtown L.A. facility will provide students with firsthand experience in advanced technologies.
Ayanna Howard, who opened the door for female engineers, is celebrated for championing diversity in science and technology.