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$2.7M Grant Funds Research on Intelligent Robots That Work Naturally with Humans

Professor Luis Sentis is leading a $2.7 million funded research project that focuses on making human collaboration with intelligent robots as natural as possible.

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New E-Tattoo Enables Accurate, Uninterrupted Heart Monitoring for Days

Nanshu Lu and her research team have developed a new wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight material that could make heart health monitoring easier and more accurate than existing electrocardiograph machines.

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GRACE and Other Satellite Missions Honored as Antarctic Glaciers Become Namesakes

A remote glacier on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula has been named after GRACE, the satellite mission developed by Cockrell School of Engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin almost two decades ago.

UT Austin Collaborates on AFOSR Center of Excellence to Pioneer New Autonomy Capabilities

Ufuk Topcu and his research group were selected to participate in the new U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research Center of Excellence for Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments.

Center for Space Research and NIED/Japan Sign Memorandum of Understanding

The UT Center for Space Research and the Japan National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote research cooperation for disaster response and resilience, remote sensing, engineering, and sciences.

UAV Austin Showcases New Aircraft at Autonomous Flight Competition

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For the past year, students on the Texas Engineering UAV Austin team have been designing, manufacturing, and testing the organization's newest unmanned aerial vehicle in preparation for the annual AUVSI Student Unmanned Aerial Systems competition. Learn more

 

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