In: Robotics, Augmented Reality, and Devices

Three humanoid companion robots.

Plays well with humans

In the not-too-distant future, robots might assist us at home, school, hospitals, and workplaces. Roboticists and ethicists want to ensure they do so effectively, and help rather than hurt—even if it's just our feelings.

Close-up shot of a mosquito.

How to best behead a mosquito

Russell Taylor and students design a device to make it easier for biotech company Sanaria to develop a malaria vaccine.

Headshot of Sergio Machaca.

PhD student Sergio Machaca awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

In the Haptics and Medical Robotics (HAMR) Laboratory led by Jeremy Brown, Machaca is investigating how haptic feedback can improve robotic surgery training.

Gopkika Ajaykumar stands in front of a robot end effector.

Gopika Ajaykumar: Giving robots a new perspective

Some people think that robots are merely villains in science fiction movies. In reality, robots play an increasingly important role in...

Daytime shot of Malone Hall.

Malone professors awarded NSF grant to investigate human-machine teaming in health care

The list of U.S. health care challenges is long and costly. The country spends more than $3 trillion dollars on healthcare...

Jeff Siewerdsen poses in a lab with two fake torsos.

C-Arms Bring 3-D to the OR

Imaging has become an essential part of a surgeon’s toolkit in the past two decades, making operations on the most delicate...