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Jason Corso sits in the chair representing the professorship, with Robotics Department chair Dawn Tilbury and Dean Karen Thole behind.

Jason Corso named Toyota Professor of Artificial Intelligence

January 30, 2026

Jason Corso is recognized for his contributions to computer vision, multimodal learning, and AI for societal impact with this professorship.

A track and field athlete jumps with the assistance of an ankle exoskeleton.

U-M, ASICS to launch groundbreaking sport innovation initiative

December 19, 2025

The University of Michigan and ASICS will establish the $25M ASICS x Michigan Sport Innovation Center, a pioneering research effort aimed at advancing human performance and sport science.

A retreat participant assembles the front page of a newspaper in the future.

How a Design Retreat plots the future for Robotics

December 18, 2025

Robotics experts across fields came together in NewLab Detroit to envision the future of robotic design in society at the first Design Retreat for Human-Robot Interaction.

Chad Brouze at the LeRobot Worldwide Hackathon

How a robotics hackathon can get you building

December 17, 2025

Robotics undergraduate Chad Brouze participated in the Hugging Face LeRobot Worldwide Hackathon, where his team built a voice-controlled robot arm to assist auto mechanics.

Geeta Peethambaran stands on a balance trainer, testing steadiness on a difficult exercise.

AI supports home-based balance training

December 8, 2025

New machine learning model draws data from wearable sensors to predict how a physical therapist would assess balance training performance.

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February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series - Winter 2026

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A four-wheel Clearpath Husky robot with a ground penetrating radar attached moves in stark Utah desert.

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Improving Mars and Moon rover localization with ground penetrating radar

November 6, 2025

By incorporating ground penetrating radar into a planetary rover's localization system, rovers could traverse planets more accurately in environments where wheels often slip.

A researcher sits at a desk in front of two computers while extending his hand to the hand of a small humanoid robot, about two feet tall, that sits on the desk.

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A common language to describe and assess human-agent teams

October 23, 2025

Using a new taxonomy, an analysis of testbeds that simulate human and autonomous agent teams finds a need for more complex testbeds to mimic real-world scenarios.