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A Launch Pad for Human-AI Teaming
12/19/24 Pratt School of Engineering

A Launch Pad for Human-AI Teaming

Researchers at Duke University’s General Robotics Lab present CREW, a platform facilitating seamless interaction between humans and AI to enable more intuitive and effective partnerships

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How Metamaterials Are Making Their Mark
12/12/24 Pratt School of Engineering

How Metamaterials Are Making Their Mark

Experts from around the world gathered at Duke for the first Advanced Multifunctional Metamaterials Workshop to shape the future of the field

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Teaching Robots How to Learn
11/25/24 Duke Engineering YouTube

Teaching Robots How to Learn

Join Dean Jerry Lynch and General Robotics Lab Director Boyuan Chen as they dive into the transformative world of intelligent systems and robotics at Duke University.

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Listening Skills Bring Human-Like Touch to Robots
10/22/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Listening Skills Bring Human-Like Touch to Robots

Researchers give robots a sense of touch by “listening” to vibrations, allowing them to identify materials, understand shapes and recognize objects just like human hands

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The Increasingly Inescapable Need to Integrate Ethics
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

The Increasingly Inescapable Need to Integrate Ethics

Engineers are facing more ethical dilemmas in their professional lives than ever before. Students need to be taught how to handle them

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Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 

Duke researchers are pursuing robots that learn like humans, help perform delicate surgeries, and look after crewed space flights.

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Soft Matter Matters
10/1/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Soft Matter Matters

A three-decade quest by Michael Rubinstein spanning multiple institutions has made the North Carolina Research Triangle into a hub of new scientific study

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Xianyi Cheng: Going Beyond Human Dexterity
9/24/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Xianyi Cheng: Going Beyond Human Dexterity

Cheng’s work focuses on dexterous manipulation in robotics, emphasizing the need for robotic systems that can handle diverse complicated manual tasks