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May 5, 2025

Bruce Walker Named Founding Director of New Center to Advance Human-AI-Robot Collaboration

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Georgia Tech’s new Center for Human-AI-Robot Teaming (CHART) looks to revolutionize the collaboration between humans, AI, and robots.

Michelle LaPlaca (left), associate chair for Faculty Development and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering; W. Hong Yeo, Harris Saunders, Jr. Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.

April 18, 2025

Newly Named Children’s PTC at Georgia Tech Peterson Professorship Recipients Work to Improve the Lives of Kids in Georgia and Beyond

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Professors Michelle LaPlaca and W. Hong Yeo are recognized for their innovative contributions to pediatric healthcare research.

Man in a blue shirt posing behind a robot.

March 26, 2025

School of Physics Professor Dan Goldman Named AAAS Fellow

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Daniel Goldman has been honored as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society.

Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Glen Chou with the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy works through an equation on a transparent writing board.

March 4, 2025

Securing Tomorrow’s Autonomous Robots Today

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The Trustworthy Robotics Lab enables robots and autonomous systems to operate safely with humans while remaining resilient to real-world challenges.

Students test their code using a robot. Photos by Kevin Beasley/College of Computing

February 20, 2025

SCI Brings Robotics-Driven CS Education to SIGCSE 2025

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As advancements in generative AI reshape the field and students face an increasingly competitive internship market, Georgia Tech’s introductory computer science (CS) courses are evolving to emphasize hands-on, real-world applications.

Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Simar Kareer is revolutionizing how robots are trained.

February 19, 2025

New Algorithm Teaches Robots Through Human Perspective

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Inspired by a dataset created by Meta, a Georgia Tech Ph.D. student is bringing a new perspective to robotics training.

February 14, 2025

Securing Tomorrow’s Autonomous Robots Today

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Assistant Professor Glen Chou is leading research to ensure the security and safety of future autonomous robots, which could one day fight wildfires, explore space, and assist in critical environments like nuclear reactors and hospitals.

January 6, 2025

Gregory Sawicki to Serve as Interim Director of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines

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Effective January 1st, Gregory Sawicki will serve as interim executive director of the Georgia Tech Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM).

December 18, 2024

Moving Assistive Mobility Forward with AI

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Data-driven controller enables real-time assistance modulation by accurately estimating both the user and the environment states.

A pair of Smarticle robots from the lab of Prof. Dan Goldman. Earlier research from his group observed the arise of order in active matter from the physics of low rattling. (Photo Credit: Christa M. Ernst)

October 21, 2024

Rattling Physics with New Math

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Understanding and predicting self-organization, especially in systems that are out of equilibrium, like living things, is an enduring goal of statistical physics.

October 21, 2024

Improving the Odds for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

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Georgia Tech biomedical engineer Yue Chen using NSF CAREER Award to develop MRI-safe surgical robot.

October 1, 2024

Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines Announces New Initiative Leads

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We hope that initiative leads will act as the “faculty face” of IRIM and communicate IRIM’s vision and activities to audiences both within and outside of Georgia Tech.

W. Hong Yeo is leading a $3 million NSF research training program to develop a new generation of engineers focused on creating sustainable medical devices.

August 30, 2024

$3 Million NSF Grant Will Support Training in Sustainable Medical Devices

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Georgia Tech researcher W. Hong Yeo has received a $3 million NSF grant to lead a multidisciplinary team in training graduate students to develop sustainable, biocompatible medical devices that address environmental impacts, aiming to establish best pract

Professor Jun Ueda in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and robotics Ph.D. student Heriberto Nieves.

July 15, 2024

Using Deep Learning Techniques to Improve Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

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With increasing work demands and workforce shortages, providing an accurate, automated way to classify image quality will create a streamlined approach and reduce the need for repeat scans.

Researcher Aaron Young makes adjustments to an experimental exoskeleton worn by then-Ph.D. student Dean Molinaro.

March 20, 2024

Universal Controller Could Push Robotic Prostheses, Exoskeletons Into Real-World Use

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Aaron Young’s team has developed a wear-and-go approach that requires no calibration or training.

IRIM Director Seth Hutchinson at Hyundai Meta Factory Conference Delivering Keynote

March 4, 2024

IRIM Director Delivers Keynote at Hyundai Meta-Factory Conference

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Seth Hutchinson, executive director of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at Georgia Tech, delivered a keynote lecture at the 2024 Hyundai Meta-Factory Conference.

At booths, Georgia Tech founders showcase their new products to a crowded exhibition hall with people from the Georgia Tech community, as well as the public and business community.

September 21, 2023

Georgia Tech Celebrates the Launch of Over 100 Startups at Demo Day

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Over 1,500 people came to support 75 Georgia Tech startups created by students, alumni, and faculty for Demo Day.

Image Credit: MissLunaRose12, CC BY-SA 4.0

September 18, 2023

Georgia Tech to Launch Interdisciplinary Neurosciences Research Program

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This fall, the Institute will launch a foundational, interdisciplinary program to lead in research related to neuroscience, neurotechnology, and society.

Two side-by-side portraits of Lily Cheung (Left) and Simon Sponberg (Right)

May 18, 2023

On The Edge: Georgia Tech Professors Awarded Curci Grants for Emerging Bio Research

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Awarded to Lily Cheung and Simon Sponberg, the grants will fund cutting-edge research in their fields.

Centipedes are known for their wiggly walk. With tens to hundreds of legs, they can traverse any terrain without stopping.

May 5, 2023

Scurrying Centipedes Inspire Many-Legged Robots That Can Traverse Difficult Landscapes

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Researchers developed a new theory of multilegged locomotion and created many-legged robotic models, discovering the robot with redundant legs could move across uneven surfaces without any additional sensing or control technology as the theory predicted.