The UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute will hold its 8th annual Forum on November 14, 2023.
Join us to connect with San Diego's top robotics firms, as well as researchers and students working on cutting-edge robotics. The theme of the 2023 Forum is Robots in the Wild. From fenced-in beginnings, robots have evolved to play a crucial role in our daily lives, enhancing safety, efficiency, and even improving human health. This year's CRI Forum explores their wide-ranging applications in manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, home assistance, surgery, and environmental monitoring, addressing fundamental technologies and emerging use-cases.
The day-long program features presentations and panel discussions from some of the region's largest robotics companies as well as posters and demonstrations of the groundbreaking research happening at UC San Diego.
Read a 2022 Forum wrap-up here.
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This robotic gripper has two fingers made from measuring tape. It can pick up fragile objects, including fruits and veggies. It can also use a screwdriver, screw in a lightbulb and open a jar of spices. Full Story
These Electronics-free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer
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Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one material. That is exactly what roboticists have achieved in robots developed by the Bioinspired Robotics Laboratory at the University of California San Diego. They describe their work in an advanced online publication in the journal Advanced Intelligent Systems. Full Story
Computer Vision and Robotics Pioneer Xiaolong Wang Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships
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Jacobs School electrical engineering professor Xiaolong Wang has been selected to receive a prestigious 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships. Wang is affiliated with the Center for Visual Computing and the Contextual Robotics Institute at UC San Diego. Full Story