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Two Georgia Tech researchers looking at a biomedical chip.

January 5, 2026

Georgia Tech Climbs to No. 2 University in Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures

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This is the Institute’s best ranking in the National Science Foundation’s annual survey.

Satellite with large blue solar panels orbiting above Earth, showing cloud formations and the planet's curvature against a dark space background

December 9, 2025

From Galaxy to Ground: How Space Research Shapes Everyday Life

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Satellites power everything from weather forecasts to global communications, and researchers at Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute are advancing both the technology and international policies that keep them operating safely.

Three Georgia Tech researchers working together in the lab on cancer research

November 20, 2025

Georgia Tech Ranked No. 7 Globally in Interdisciplinary Science Rankings

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Georgia Tech has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings

Matthew Gombolay and Aaron Young pose in the lab while Ph.D. researchers work on a leg exoskeleton device.

November 19, 2025

Real-World Helper Exoskeletons Just Got Closer to Reality

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Georgia Tech researchers are using AI to quickly train exoskeleton devices, making it much more practical to develop, improve, and ultimately deploy wearable robots for people with impaired mobility.

The LIDAR Research Team with Digit Robot

November 18, 2025

LIDAR Lab-mates Moving Humanoid Robots Closer to Adaptability in the Real World

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To achieve better training outcomes with faster deployment results, Fukang Liu and Feiyang Wu have published a duo of papers in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

October 23, 2025

The Perfect Fit: Crafting a Career at the Intersection of Making, Helping, and Human Mobility

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Kinsey Herrin’s lifelong passion for working with her hands guided her career path, ultimately leading her to become a prosthetist/orthotist and principal researcher at Georgia Tech.

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September 18, 2025

The Robotic Breakthrough That Could Help Stroke Survivors Reclaim Their Stride

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Georgia Tech's AI-fueled exoskeleton adapts to every step, helping patients relearn to walk with less effort and more confidence.

September 18, 2025

A Step Forward: New Smart Shoe Insert Could Improve Mobility for People With Walking Problems

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The affordable wearable measures foot pressure and could improve stroke and Parkinson’s therapy.

September 17, 2025

Two IC Faculty Receive NSF CAREER for Robotics and AR/VR Initiatives

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Two Georgia Tech professors, Danfei Xu and Yalong Yang, have received the prestigious NSF CAREER award for their research in robotics, which focuses on teaching robots to self-improve, and in augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), which aims to create imm

September 16, 2025

Faculty Awarded $3.2 Million NIH Grant to Advance Research on Aging and Walking

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Three Georgia Tech researchers have received a $3.2 million Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute on Aging (NIA).

Professor Jun Ueda with a student in his lab

September 12, 2025

Cybersecurity for the Physical World

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Jun Ueda receives NSF grant to research a critical gap in networked robotic systems

A centipede based multi-legged robot exhibiting locomotion on rugged landscapes

September 12, 2025

Crawling Faster, Clambering Higher

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Dual publications highlight advances in multilegged robot motion

Georgia Tech researchers test their prototype of a robotic guide dog. Photo by Terence Rushin/College of Computing.

September 10, 2025

Georgia Tech Team Designing Robot Guide Dog to Assist the Visually Impaired

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Researchers rely on feedback from blind and visually impaired (BVI) communities to create service animal prototype.

August 21, 2025

Tiny Fans on the Feet of Water Bugs Could Lead to Energy Efficient, Mini Robots

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A new study explains how tiny water bugs use fan-like propellers to zip across streams at speeds up to 120 body lengths per second

Graphic of person using an assistive device thinking about how a robot could hep learn riding a unicycle

August 8, 2025

Research Combining Humans, Robots, and Unicycles Receives NSF Award

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Novel research to improve tailored assistive and rehabilitative devices wins NSF Grant

July 16, 2025

Georgia Tech to Build $20M National AI Supercomputer

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The National Science Foundation has awarded Georgia Tech and its partners $20 million to build a powerful new supercomputer that will use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific breakthroughs.

July 15, 2025

Georgia Tech to Build $20M National AI Supercomputer

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The National Science Foundation has awarded Georgia Tech and its partners $20 million to build a powerful new supercomputer that will use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific breakthroughs.

July 1, 2025

Georgia Tech Launches Two New Interdisciplinary Research Institutes

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By uniting experts across disciplines, Georgia Tech is positioning itself at the forefront of neuroscience and space research.

June 25, 2025

Tech Researchers Tabbed to Build AI Systems for Medical Robots in South Korea

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Georgia Tech researchers are collaborating with South Korean research institutes on a five-year grant to develop an AI-powered humanoid medical assistant to help doctors and nurses in South Korea.

June 11, 2025

Georgia Tech Team Takes Second Place at ICRA Robot Teleoperation Contest

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A Georgia Tech team earned second place in the ICRA Robot Teleoperation Contest for their EgoMimic algorithm, which allows robots to learn skills by mimicking human tasks from first-person video.