Are machines smarter than a 6-year-old?
Mohammad Rostami of USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute studies how to teach machines to learn without any supervision.
USC researchers are teaching machines to think before they speak (imagine if people could do that)
Experts at the USC Information Sciences Institute are working to make machines that can engage in conversations the way humans do.
What will 2072 look like? Recorded dreams and AI friends
When USC’s Information Sciences Institute launched in 1972, the video game, pocket calculator and floppy disk were new and the internet as we know it did not exist. What will the next 50 years bring?
USC Viterbi research to streamline robot delivery
Researchers will study optimized symbiotic vehicles for use in warehouses and for robot deliveries.
Could a computer ever learn the same way people and animals do?
USC Viterbi researchers and colleagues outline how robots and other machines of the future can achieve lifelong learning.
USC researchers teach robots to think, identify objects and more
At an industry-leading AI conference, USC experts lead the discussion on topics such as language learning, 3D-object recognition, thinking robots and data management.
Too busy to make breakfast? Leave it to the robot
For your next coffee and pancake order, all you need is a couple of robots — and USC Viterbi students to program them.
Cute, Innovative Robots Are Coming to Help You Live Your Best Life
USC researchers are testing next-generation droids that can clean, explore and play.
To Heal His Patients, This Heart Surgeon Turns to Tech
An engineer-turned-surgeon advances next-generation tools.
Can robots create fashion? Baxter learned how, thanks to 3 USC Viterbi students
Tie-dye provides a fun example of how robots can support the garment industry, while emphasizing human creativity.
Need help building Ikea furniture? This robot can lend a hand
The USC Viterbi robotic system “watches” people and figures out what they’ll need next, insights that could also be used to help people with disabilities through robot-assisted eating or meal prep.
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.