by Emily Winter | Jan 8, 2018 | Curriculum, Research, Teleoperated Robots, UVA
Nicola Bezzo is using robots to map the past. Bezzo, a University of Virginia assistant professor in the departments of Systems and Information Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering, and two of his graduate students, Esen Yel and Tony Lin, have had a...
by Emily Winter | Oct 16, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, General Robotics, Industry, Teleoperated Robots
For years, Charlottesville has been quietly becoming a leading tech hub in Virginia and on the East Coast. Meet three of the businesses and programs that are spearheading the charge into the growing field of robotics. Perrone Robotics Crozet residents are aware that...
by Emily Winter | Oct 12, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, General Robotics, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Teleoperated Robots
ADELPHI, Md. (Oct. 4, 2017) – The U.S. Army Research Laboratory recently announced the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Pennsylvania as lead research organizations for two enterprise research programs that will address challenges...
by Emily Winter | Oct 11, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, General Robotics, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Teleoperated Robots
Unmanned vehicles in ground combat units will likely first serve in resupply, transport and other logistics-based roles, said a lead Army Research Laboratory researcher. Stuart Young, head of ARL’s Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance project, told audience...
by Emily Winter | May 30, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, General Robotics, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Teleoperated Robots
RICHMOND, VA (VCU CNS) – Having your groceries delivered by a robot sounds like something out of The Jetsons, but that prospect is not as futuristic as you may think. For the second year in a row, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a law to legalize the...
