Connoisseur of chaos
Where other roboticists try to suppress the complex dynamics of mechanical systems, Russ Tedrake exploits them, to make control more efficient and versatile.
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Making crowdsourcing easier
A new system for crowdsourcing database operations spares the user from worrying about the computational details but improves cost effectiveness.
The wisdom of crowds
A recent paper out of Manolis Kellis' group shows the wisdom of crowds when it comes to selecting methods for analyzing gene regulatory networks.
Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm
Flexible design enables body-morphing capability.
New router enhances the precision of woodworking
Handheld device precisely follows a digital plan with minimal guidance from a user.
Research update: SPHERES to get powerful magnets and goggles
New wireless power and camera setups will expand the mini-satellites’ vision and navigation capabilities.
Writing graphics software gets much easier
A new programming language for image-processing algorithms yields code that’s much shorter and clearer — but also faster.
10-year-old problem in theoretical computer science falls
Interactive proofs — mathematical games that underlie much modern cryptography — work even if players try to use quantum information to cheat.
New aircraft capable of fast, accurate and repeatable flight
CSAIL's Robot Locomotion Group unveils new computer-controlled aircraft that can perform knife-edge turns.
UC Berkeley joins edX
UC Berkeley joins Harvard and MIT not-for-profit online-learning collaborative; edX broadens free course offerings into public health, computer science and solid-state chemistry; opens registration
Autonomous robot scans ship hulls for mines
Algorithms enable robot to navigate and view propellers and other complex structures.
Berger named ISCB fellow
Applied mathematics, computer science professor honored for contributions in computational biology and bioinformatics.