Maja Matarić was interviewed about the potential for socially assistive robotics….Continue Reading These family robots can play trivia and act as security. Can they cure loneliness?

Six USC Viterbi faculty have been honored with NSF CAREER Awards. The NSF’s most prestigious award for junior faculty will boost USC research in disease modeling, groundwater systems, machine learning and robotics….Continue Reading Feifei Qian and Somil Bansal Honored with NSF CAREER Awards

A new USC study finds that by sharing knowledge with each other at the same time, AI agents can quickly learn a wider range of tasks, with applications in medicine and beyond. …Continue Reading AI That Teaches Other AI

As a member of the award-winning, international group, Nathan Dennler is empowering LGBTQ+ voices in AI research. …Continue Reading Nathan Dennler Makes Strides in Queer in AI Movement

Inspired by his own health crisis, graduating computer science PhD student develops empathetic robots for therapy….Continue Reading Chris Birmingham, The Robot Whisperer

At the event, the first in-person since 2019, five local L.A. schools were able to visit five different USC Viterbi robotics labs. …Continue Reading The Top Six GIFs from USC Robotics Open House 2023

USC Viterbi computer scientist joins luminaries such as Emmanuelle Charpentier and Lin-Manuel Miranda among 2023 members. …Continue Reading Maja Matarić, Pioneer of “Robots That Care,” Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

In a new paper, USC computer science researchers “teach” robots how to predict human preferences in assembly tasks….Continue Reading Robots Predict Human Intention for Faster Builds

USC computer science study addresses key challenge of teaching machines to perform tasks in realistic environments…Continue Reading Teaching Robots to Perform Tasks Like Humans

Bored? Frustrated? Tired? New AI models could help robots read emotions and provide more personalized feedback. …Continue Reading Robot Tutors Read Children’s Emotions As They Learn