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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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Worm blobs create collective behavior

Collective Worm and Robot “Blobs” Protect Individuals, Swarm Together

Posted: February 10, 2021

Research into "blobs" formed by worms and robots could help developers of swarm robots better utilize emergent behavior.

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Microstructure of snake belly scales

Snake Micro Scales Reveal Secrets of Sidewinding and Slithering

Posted: February 1, 2021

The mesmerizing flow of a sidewinder moving across desert sands has captivated biologists for centuries, but questions remained about how the snakes produce their unique motion.

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Swarm of smarticles

Spontaneous Robot Dances Highlight a New Kind of Order in Active Matter

Posted: December 31, 2020

Researchers have proposed a new principle by which active matter systems can spontaneously order, without need for higher level instructions.

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Extending Origami

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 operating in Atlanta Botanical Garden - 2

‘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.

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Incompetent robots not funny

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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Mini Rover moving on sand

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.

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Pediatric Knee Exoskeleton

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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