Georgia Tech Robotics News

When a City Gets Too Smart ?

David Terraso — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

David Jimison, Ph.D. candidate in the Digital Media program at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, is exhibiting "Too Smart City" at The Urban Center in Manhattan. The exhibit asks the question, "what happens when technology runs amok?"

Fumin Zhang Receives NSF CAREER Award

Jackie Nemeth — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Fumin Zhang, assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his project entitled "Feasibility of control tasks-towards control-computing-power co-design." Dr. Zhang is the third ECE faculty member from Georgia Tech-Savannah to receive this honor.

Zombies vs. Robots at Le Flash 2009

David Terraso — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Carl DiSalvo, assistant professor of Digital Media in Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College, and David Holstius are debuting their work We Are Survival Machines at Le Flash 2009 on October 2.

Technology Review Names Tech Professor Top Innovator

David Terraso — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Andrea Thomaz, an assistant professor in interactive computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been recognized by Technology Review magazine as one of the world’s top innovators under the age of 35.

Teaching Young Artists to Design Robots

David Terraso — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Carl DiSalvo and Jonathan Lukens at Georgia Tech are working with Youth Art Connection and the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta to teach middle school and high school students interested in the arts and humanities how they can use their skills to create innovative uses of technology, not just build the technology.

Robotics Team Receives National Accolades

Lisa Grovenstein — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

A robotics team from Georgia Tech-Savannah received a design award during the recent Marine Advanced Technology Education Center’s (MATE) 2009 International Student Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition.

Study Reveals Sandfish Tucks Legs to Slither Like Snake Through Sand

Abby Vogel — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In the first thorough examination of subsurface sandfish locomotion, researchers found that the small lizards place their limbs against their sides and create a wave motion like snakes to propel themselves through granular media.

Clinical Trial Shows That Quadriplegics Can Use Tongue Drive System

Abby Vogel — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

An assistive technology that enables individuals to maneuver a powered wheelchair or control a mouse cursor using simple tongue movements can be operated by individuals with high-level spinal cord injuries, according to the results of a recently completed clinical trial.

McMurray Tapped to Lead GTRI?s Food Processing Technology Division

Abby Vogel — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Gary McMurray, a long-time research engineer with the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), has been appointed chief of GTRI’s Food Processing Technology Division, succeeding Craig Wyvill, who retired in April.

Georgia Tech Announces Winners Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

Matthew Nagel — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology announced Jaime Oliver's Silent Drum won first place in first Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. The competition, supported by the philanthropic family of Tech alum Richard Guthman, showcased new uses of technology to enhance participation in music performance and music creation.

Researchers Learn Why Robots Get Stuck in the Sand

John Toon — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

A new study takes what may be the first detailed look at the problem of robot locomotion on granular surfaces. Among the study

Music Technology Researchers Create New Robotic Percussionist

Matthew Nagel — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Georgia Tech has created an improved version of the robotic percussionist. The second edition, named Shimon, is designed to play a melodic instrument, the marimba. It, therefore, utilizes more sophisticated algorithms for music perception and improvisation in comparison to Haile, Georgia Tech's first robotic drummer.

Georgia Tech Launches Center for Music Technology

Matthew Nagel — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Georgia Tech today launches the new Center for Music Technology with more than 20 researchers from the arts, sciences and engineering. Several interdisciplinary projects already in progress will be demonstrated today at an exclusive launch event for potential collaborators

Robotic Technology Inspired by Service Dogs

Don Fernandez — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have engineered a biologically inspired robot that mirrors the actions of sought-after service dogs. Users verbally command the robot to complete a task and the robot responds once a basic laser pointer illuminates the location of the desired action.

GTRI Wins Contract to Support Test & Evaluation of Unmanned Systems

John Toon — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has won a contract to support development of a roadmap designed to improve the testing and evaluation of unmanned and autonomous systems for the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

Tongue-controlled System Assists Individuals with Disabilities

Abby Vogel — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

A new assistive technology allows individuals with disabilities to operate a computer, control a powered wheelchair and interact with their environments simply by moving their tongues. The Tongue Drive system, developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, could help individuals with severe disabilities lead more independent lives.

Robots Go Where Scientists Fear to Tread

Megan McRainey — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created specially designed robots called SnoMotes to traverse potentially dangerous ice environments. The SnoMotes work as a team, autonomously collaborating among themselves to gather data that could give scientists a better understanding of the important dynamics that influence the stability of ice sheets.

Robot Fetches Objects With Just a Point and a Click

Megan McRainey — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have created a robot, designed to help users with limited mobility with everyday tasks, that moves autonomously to an item selected with a green laser pointer, picks up the item and then delivers it to the user, another person or a selected location such as a table. The new robotic communication method may help robots find their way into the home sooner.

Tech Offers First Interdisciplinary Robotics Ph.D.

David Terraso — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Colleges of Computing and Engineering at Georgia Tech announced the nation

Urban Challenge Run Ends at Qualifying Event

John Toon — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

The Sting Racing Team sponsored by Georgia Tech and SAIC reached the semifinals of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Urban Challenge, but did not quality for the final challenge.

Simulation Reveals How Body Repairs Balance

Megan McRainey — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Georgia Tech and Emory researchers have created a computer simulation that sheds new light on how the nervous system reinvents its communication with muscles after sensory loss. The findings could someday be used to better diagnose and rehabilitate patients with balance problems by retraining their muscles and improving overall balance.

Ga. Tech Sting Racing Team Selected as Finalist

Lisa Grovenstein — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

The Sting Racing team will be one of 36 teams competing in the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's (DARPA) Urban Challenge this fall.

Robots from 37 Countries Clash at RoboCup 2007

David Terraso — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Nearly 300 teams from 33 countries are gearing up to compete at RoboCup 2007 Atlanta, the world

Counting Down to RoboCup 2007 Atlanta

David Terraso — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

The countdown begins for RoboCup 2007 Atlanta. The world

Georgia Tech to Host Music Technology Symposium

Matthew Nagel — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

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Georgia Tech Scores RoboCup2007 for Atlanta

Elizabeth Campell — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Georgia Tech will host RoboCup 2007, the world

SWAN System to Help Blind Navigate Environment

Elizabeth Campell — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Georgia Tech researchers are developing a wearable computing system called the System for Wearable Audio Navigation designed to help the visually impaired, firefighters and soldiers navigate their way in unknown territory.

Robotics Program Energized by New RIM@ Georgia Tech

Elizabeth Campell — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

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Researchers Look to Nature for Design Inspiration

Megan McRainey — Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Georgia Tech researchers are hoping to unlock the design secrets of nature to create everything from better sensors to better robots.

Nature Meets Technology at Georgia Tech Conference

David Terraso — Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

For two days, May 11-12, researchers from 20 institutions will gather at the Georgia Institute of Technology for the first International Symposium for Biologically-inspired Design and Engineering.