Robotics

Dramatic advances in robotics technology have quickly enabled new applications and integration in many research areas from defense to service applications. Using state-of-the-art facilities and working with strategic partners, Georgia Tech improves society by investigating novel robotic technologies that enhance the lives of everyone.

The Latest Robotics News

A minature world with IoT devices emitting waves

Connected New World

Posted: March 8, 2018

The internet of things will soon account for more than half of the world’s connected devices. Georgia Tech researchers are working to ensure IOT security, fuse large IOT data streams, and provide necessary connectivity.

Illustration of a glowing, elevated room of machines with data streaming in and out, and humans outside the room watching

The Minds of the New Machines

Posted: January 25, 2018

New theories and innovative algorithms support computer learning for improved prediction and decision-making

Extending Origami Into Untethered Robots and Morphing Devices

Posted: September 21, 2020

Researchers have extended the possibility of origami for modern engineering applications such as untethered robotics and morphing devices.

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‘SlothBot in the Garden’ Demonstrates Hyper-Efficient Conservation Robot

Posted: June 16, 2020

Visitors to the Atlanta Botanical Garden can observe the testing of SlothBot, a new high-tech tool in the battle to save some of the world’s most endangered species.

People Think Robots Are Pretty Incompetent and Not Funny, New Study Says

Posted: May 19, 2020

Good thing humanoid robots don't have feelings because people think they are pretty incompetent.

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Planetary Exploration Rover Avoids Sand Traps with “Rear Rotator Pedaling”

Posted: May 13, 2020

Using the Mini Rover, researchers have studied locomotion techniques that could help future rovers work on granular lunar and planetary surfaces.

Shriners Hospitals for Children and Georgia Tech Announce Research Affiliation

Posted: February 26, 2020

A new collaborative research effort will help children with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury and other conditions.

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Robotic Submarine Snaps First-Ever Images at Foundation of Notorious Antarctic Glacier

Posted: January 29, 2020

These are the first-ever images taken at the foundations of the glacier that inspires more fear of sea-level rise than any other - Thwaites Glacier.

Wearable Brain-Machine Interface Could Control a Wheelchair, Vehicle or Computer

Posted: September 20, 2019

Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control devices.

Shape-Shifting Robot Built from “Smarticles” Shows New Locomotion Strategy

Posted: September 18, 2019

Researchers have built a robot entirely from smaller robots known as "smarticles."

Extending Origami Into Untethered Robots and Morphing Devices

Posted: September 21, 2020

Researchers have extended the possibility of origami for modern engineering applications such as untethered robotics and morphing devices.

E-Beam Atomic-scale 3-D ‘Sculpting’ Could Enable New Quantum Nanodevices

Posted: September 16, 2020

By varyingResearchers have demonstrated the ability to both etch away and deposit high-resolution nanoscale patterns on two-dimensional layers of graphene oxide.