Berkeley Autolab

A very exciting lineup of papers in the Exploratorium at WAFR2016.
Register before spots runs out :)

The WAFR 2016 program has been posted. Great set of papers, and super-exciting line-up of invited speakers: John Canny, Erik Demaine, Danny Halperin, Lydia Kavraki!

If you want to attend, make sure to register soon, as number of remaining slots is limited!

http://wafr.org/program.html

Video: Autonomous robot surgery on deformable tissue phantoms | Robohub Video: Autonomous robot surgery on deformable tissue phantoms

New Automation Lab Project:
Join 10,000 other participants and contribute to the collective intelligence of the State of California: http://californiareportcard.org/2.0/

California Report Card The California Report Card allows visitors to grade issues facing California and to suggest issues for future report cards.

Great news, everyone! :D

Learn more at http://bit.ly/ARWURankings2014.

"Berkeley is an incredibly robust college for robotics that will likely meet your interests no matter what they are."

The 10 Best Universities For Robotics In The US What would you like to build?

Innovative conference organizing by Robotics: Science and Systems

Wondering where to watch the world cup final while at RSS 2014? We'll be streaming the world cup final in the conference main auditorium on Sunday. There will be boxed lunches and beer/soda/water. Hope to see you there!

Let's amplify California's collective intelligence Pundits will rant about the "cynical electorate" and wag a finger at disengaged voters shirking their democratic duties, but we see the low turnout as a symptom of broader forces that affect how people and government interact. While most politicians already use e-mail and social media, these channel…

California Report Card The California Report Card v1.0 (Opens January 28 2014): This platform developed by the CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative at UC Berkeley and Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom explores how smartphones and networks can enhance communication between the public and government leaders.

Californians can now use smartphones to grade their state on timely issues. How do you grade California?

http://californiareportcard.org/mobile

California Report Card

Profs. Ken Goldberg and Ayorkor Korash receive Disruptive Innovation Awards for the African Robotics Network at Tribeca Film Festival
http://www.tribecadisruptiveinnovationawards.com/?p=260

The African Robotics Network (AFRON) – Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards The African Robotics Network (AFRON) - Since it launched May 2012, AFRON has 300 members from 25 countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Algeria, South Africa, Egypt, Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ethiopia, as well as affiliated members from the US, Switzerland, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, an...

IEEE came out with an iPad app that lets you explore and watch videos of over 100 real robots including the Telegarden, which is currently the #2 top rated
robot there

Robots for iPad Get Robots for iPad on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.

A very hearty congratulations to Siamak and Timmy for earning their PhDs this Fall:

Dr. Siamak Faridani. Models and Algorithms for Crowdsourcing Discovery.

Dr. Timmy Siauw. Integer Programs for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Needle and Dose Planning that Directly Optimize Clinical Objectives.

It's been a great year in the lab. Dmitry started a faculty position at WPI, Jur, Ron, and Dez are thriving at Univ of Utah, UNC, and Texas A&M. Sachin
Patel will start as a postdoc next week and Anthony Levandowski is heading Google's Robotic Car project. Many of us got together at ICRA this Spring. We
have a fantastic new group of students and many exciting projects: I wish I had space to give updates on everything. Links to projects and papers:

ken goldberg, professor, uc berkeley prof. ken goldberg's home page at uc berkeley, with links to artwork, courses, and research in robotics and automation.