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Robotics

Photo: The oldCovid-19 testing lab at Kilachand Center. A researcher wearing a light blue mask and gown works behind a large computer as machines and vials are shown on the counters in front of them.

Research Labs

What Happened to the Robots in BU’s COVID-19 Testing Lab? They’re Getting a New Mission

November 15, 2022

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Technology Development

BU Ignition Awards–From the Lab to Your Life

June 6, 2022

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Innovation

Five Studies Pushing the Limits of Science

November 17, 2021

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Biological Engineering

Behind the Scenes at BU: Microfluidic Devices, Synthetic Biology’s Secret Weapon

November 5, 2021

Illustration showing many cars driving both directions on an interstate highway surrounded by blue digital circles symbolizing self-driving cars sensing cars surrounding them.

Machine Learning

Self-Taught, Self-Driving Cars?

July 30, 2021

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Soft Robotics

These Soft Robotic Grippers Were Inspired by an Ancient Japanese Art Form

May 12, 2021

A photo of a BU COVID-19 test collection site

COVID SURVEILLANCE

The Story, and the Science, behind BU’s COVID-19 Dashboard

August 27, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing protocol at Boston University.

COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan

August 4, 2020

A photo of an empty lab in BU’s Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering

Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

May 6, 2020

Robotics

Meet “Dart,” a Robot Inspired by Creatures in Netflix’s Stranger Things

March 5, 2020

An Easter Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly flies through greenery

Autonomous Vehicles

Aerial Drones Get Schooled in Navigation by Moths

January 16, 2020

workers assorting recycled goods

Robotics

Can Robots Revolutionize the Recycling Industry?

November 14, 2019

Computer generated diagram of a self-drive autonomous vehicle.

Systems Neuroscience

Could Rat Brains Hold the Secret to Cars, Robots with Better Navigational Skills?

July 23, 2019

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Robotics

How to Make Self-Driving Vehicles Smarter, Bolder

April 16, 2019

A medical exosuit designed to help stroke victims walk is displayed on a mannequin

Rehabilitation Sciences

Move Over, Iron Man

February 20, 2018

Team 8’s Richard Nesbit (from left), Fritz Jolivain, and Brett Moretzky demonstrating the Groove Gloves.

Engineering

Engineering to the Rescue

May 10, 2017

Liver-like tissue formation in human-induced pluripotent stem cells. The research team's robotic approach to engineering living cells could lead to technologies that transform human stem cells into tissues and organs for transplantation or drug design.

Biomedical Engineering

A Robotic Approach to Engineering Living Cells

May 14, 2015

Assistant Professor James C. Bird (ME, MSE)

Biomedical Engineering

Engineering Profs Awarded $1.5 Million

July 15, 2014

Engineering Profs Awarded $1.5 Million