Robotics

ASU robotics team Desert WAVE prepares for second competition

June 16, 2020

Top robotics submarine team in the country, ASU’s Desert WAVE, prepares for their second competition.

Making robots accessible to all

March 19, 2020

Daniel Aukes is working to make it possible to fabricate robots in a matter of hours with the use of rapid prototyping tools like laser cutting and 3D printing with help from a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.

Teaching robots to dance

March 5, 2020

National Science Foundation CAREER Award research at ASU is stepping up the possibilities for collaboration between humans and robots.

Autonomy isn’t autonomous

January 9, 2020

Robots and artificial intelligence are growing more and more autonomous. But they still need to work smoothly with humans to be effective.

Arizona-wide Robo Hackathon puts students’ technical skills to the test

November 15, 2019

Students from colleges and universities across Arizona tackled robotics and machine learning challenges at the event hosted by Arizona State University.

Robot coworkers: How AI impacts the future of work

November 7, 2019

With a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Siddharth Srivastava and his research team are exploring AI and the future of work by reprogramming autonomous robots to help factory workers keep their jobs even as more tasks become automated.

ASU students make waves in international robotics competition

August 7, 2019

Desert WAVE, the all-female underwater robotics team of ASU students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering won third place in the 2019 International RoboSub Competition.

Mimicking nature to enhance search for knowledge underground

April 22, 2019

Junliang “Julian” Tao is exploring the unique methods of mobility animals and plants use to move underground to guide designs for burrowing sensor robots.

Training stroke survivors with rehabilitation robotics

April 22, 2019

Assistant Professor Hyunglae Lee is developing an innovative framework and utilizing it in exercise therapy to significantly improve the effectiveness of robot-aided rehabilitation for stroke survivors.

Improving mission intelligence within fleets of robots

April 22, 2019

Stephanie Gil will develop an algorithmic and mathematical framework to achieve better coordination and localization among fleets of robots.

New master’s program focuses on robotics, autonomous systems

February 19, 2019

ASU unveils a new master’s program in robotics and autonomous systems to teach students how to design, build and control intelligent machines.

Education in action: FIRST LEGO League competition brings out joy of learning

January 24, 2019

Experiencing the fun of science and engineering through young minds draws ASU student volunteers to the Arizona FIRST LEGO League state championship.

Reinforcement learning expedites ‘tuning’ of robotic prosthetics

January 17, 2019

Researchers have developed an intelligent system for “tuning” powered prosthetic knees, allowing patients to walk comfortably in minutes rather than hours.

Burrowing sensor robots could unearth nature’s subterranean secrets

November 6, 2018

ASU engineers will use bio-inspired robots to chart a course for the next generation of underground wireless sensing networks.

When engineering gets eerie

October 30, 2018

Progress in science and engineering isn’t without its pitfalls. Labs can feel like they’re working against their inhabitants, student projects take odd twists and turns, career paths are all but smooth and the route to success is perilous.

Understanding autonomous swarms

September 21, 2018

Sze Zheng Yong's research on the intention of controlled autonomous swarms led him to receive a DARPA Young Faculty Award.

Egg-spect the unexpected: ASU students test their skills at CanSat competition

August 9, 2018

ASU students put their engineering knowledge to the test in an international probe design-launch-landing competition.

Robotic guide dog leads ASU team to first prize at Intel Cup

August 3, 2018

An ASU team developed a technologically savvy robotic guide dog that recently won a first-prize award at the 2018 Intel Cup in Shanghai, China.