A new artificially intelligent drone control system, designed by USC researchers, allows drones to withstand pushing, kicking and even colliding with objects. Continue reading Could This Nearly Invincible Drone Be the Future of Disaster Relief?
Researchers at the USC Viterbi Center for Advanced Manufacturing identify an algorithm to optimize robots to provide short, collision-free solutions in complex manufacturing spaces. Continue reading Robots are optimized for tedious, repetitive tasks. Can they be automated for more complex workspaces?
Humans acting in an adversarial manner towards robotic systems can actually improve their robustness, says a team of USC computer scientists. Continue reading Showing Robots “Tough Love” Helps them Succeed, Finds New USC Study
High schoolers attend USC Viterbi’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Open House Continue reading When Robots, 3-D Printers and Teenagers Collide
USC Viterbi and the Center for Advanced Manufacturing will develop education platform to prepare U.S. workforce for challenges, opportunities in advanced manufacturing Continue reading USC Viterbi Receives Three-Year NSF Grant to Train Engineers for the Future of Manufacturing
Local K-12 students learned about robotics and the value of STEM education at USC’s 2019 Robotics Open House Continue reading The Next Generation Meets the Bots
New AI algorithms could allow robots to learn to move by themselves, imitating animals. Continue reading Robotic Leg Learns to Walk (Brain-Body Dynamics Lab)
Maja J. Matarić Distinguished Professor Matarić is holder of the Chan Soon-Shiong Chair in Computer Science, professor of computer science, neuroscience and pediatrics, founding director of the USC Robotics and Autonomous Systems Center (RASC), co-director of the USC Robotics Research Lab, and vice dean for research in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Matarić is the pioneer of socially assistive … Continue reading Maja Mataric named Distinguished Professor
One day a week, Kyle, a fourth grade student, leaves his school uniform at home. Instead, he dons a gray Robotics and Coding Academy T-shirt, printed with colorful cartoon robots. Continue reading Viterbi’s Robotics and Coding Academy
