How robots stay on track in giant automated warehouses
USC Viterbi-developed technology that helps robots navigate labyrinthine retail warehouses honored in international awards.
To operate robots under water, look to sea stars
USC researchers find sea stars’ shape plays an important role in their ability to withstand dynamic water forces and remain attached to surfaces, a discovery that could translate to robotics.
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.
Robots may someday learn how to drive by watching us behind the wheel
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.
Semi-autonomous robot created at USC Viterbi disinfects cluttered spaces
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.
Robotic arms extend the reach of UV disinfection
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.
Socially assistive robot helps children with autism learn
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.
Robot toys could help detect early signs of autism or ADHD in infants
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.
How do sea stars move without a brain? The answer could impact robotics and more
What USC researchers have uncovered about sea star locomotion could help scientists design simpler decentralized systems for all sorts of devices.
New algorithm will help manufacturing robots get from point A to point B with ease
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.
To help robots learn, give them a human adversary
According to a team of USC computer scientists, showing robots “tough love” can help them succeed at new tasks.
For less than $200, USC engineering students built a realistic robotic fish
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.
Science enthusiast finds many outlets for her passions at USC
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.
Researchers develop algorithm through which robot learns to walk
The work opens exciting possibilities for understanding human movement, creating responsive prosthetics and developing robots that adapt to complex and changing environments.
Scared by artificial intelligence? Fear not, tech-savvy USC grad says
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.
How to build a robot that mimics the moves of animals — and why you’d want to
Inspired by nature, students create creaturelike robots that could improve security, explore disaster sites and even save lives.
USC Robotics Open House offers interactive look at innovative tech
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.
Aspiring engineers take on robotics, biotech and aerospace in USC Viterbi labs
Exceptional high school students spend their summers studying challenging fields of research with PhD students and faculty.
Invasion of workplace automation: What happens when a robot has an eye on your job
USC experts in manufacturing, technology, labor, education and business discuss the continued growing pains for work and society in the age of automation.
Doctors perform the first robotic surgery to remove kidney cancer extending into the heart
The 10-hour procedure at Keck School of Medicine of USC saved the patient from risk of sudden cardiac death and redefined surgical limits.
Kids get hands-on time with some of USC Viterbi’s favorite robots
The annual Robotics Open House gives visiting schoolchildren a chance to see how the next generation of robots will change the world.
USC Viterbi film about autism to screen at international film festival
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth is based on research from USC Professor Maja Matarić and the school’s Interaction Lab.
Empathy, tech combine to improve autism awareness and research
April marks National Autism Awareness Month, and USC experts weigh in with the latest developments in research, treatment and more.
A future with robots as companions could be closer than you think
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?