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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.

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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.

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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

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GTRI's Peachy Robot Utilizes Deep Learning to Automate Certain Aspects of the Peach Cultivation Process

A Glimpse into the Peach Orchard of the Future

Posted: September 14, 2021

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is developing a robot that utilizes deep learning to automate certain aspects of the peach cultivation process, which could be a boon for many Georgia peach farmsgrappling with a shortage of workers.

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Honey Bee Pollen Pellet

The Mechanics of Pellet-Carrying Honey Bees

Posted: August 30, 2021

Honey bees have developed a way to transform pollen particles into a viscoelastic pellet.

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Shreyes Melkote Appointed Novelis Innovation Hub Executive Director at Georgia Tech

Posted: August 26, 2021

Melkote to help Novelis achieve sustainability, mobility, and future workforce goals

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Frances Rivera-Hernández taking field samples in Antarctica in 2015 (Photo Frances Rivera-Hernandez)

Rivera-Hernández Wins NASA Grant to Aid Current Mars Rover Missions — and Find ‘Martian Lakes’ for Future Rovers and Crews

Posted: August 12, 2021

Frances Rivera-Hernández and her team will soon head to Antarctica to study an ancient lake bed that may aid in search for past life on Mars, plus clues to climatic changes

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Smart Tendon Hammer

If I Had a Hammer: A Simple Tool to Enable Remote Neurological Examinations

Posted: June 16, 2021

By employing their previously engineered “smart” tendon hammer and developing a mobile app to accompany it, Meinhold, Ueda, and their collaborators devised a system that enables the deep tendon reflex exam to be performed remotely...

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Researchers have developed a fast, steerable, burrowing soft robot (Photo: UC Santa Barbara)

Subterranean Investigations

Posted: June 16, 2021

Physicists at Georgia Tech and engineers at UC Santa Barbara are exploring the shallow underground world with a burrowing soft robot

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Four drones team up to lift a package

Control System Helps Several Drones Team Up to Deliver Heavy Packages

Posted: March 22, 2021

Researchers have developed a control system that will enable teams of drones to carry heavy packages.

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