Advances in low- and no-power sensing, communication and interaction technologies offer new possibilities for blending digital innovation with our physical environment.
From gesture recognition that allows people to interact with objects in new ways, to low-power sensors that collect and transmit data about temperature, air quality, urban accessibility and more, our researchers are tapping into the potential of computation to transform how we experience the world around us.
Research Groups & Labs
Robotics and State Estimation Lab
We are interested in the development of computing systems that interact with the physical world in an intelligent way. To investigate such systems, we focus on problems in robotics and activity recognition.
Personal Robotics Lab
Our mission is to develop the fundamental building blocks of perception, manipulation, learning, and human-robot interaction to enable robots to perform complex physical manipulation tasks under clutter and uncertainty with and around people.
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Centers & Initiatives
Amazon + UW Science Hub
The Science Hub supports a broad set of programs — including fellowships for doctoral students, collaboration among researchers and support for collaborative research events — designed to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and engineering in the Seattle area.
Taskar Center for Accessible Technology (TCAT)
TCAT harnesses the power of open-source technology to develop, translate, and deploy accessible technologies, and then sustain them in the hands of communities. Housed by the Paul G. Allen School for Computer Science & Engineering, TCAT centers the experience of people with disabilities as a lens for improving design & engineering, through participatory design practices, tooling and capacity building.
Highlights
UW News
Researchers in the Makeability Lab developed MobiPrint, a 3D printer that can map a room and generate objects on demand — from accessibility enhancements to a custom cat food bowl.
UW News
Allen School researchers introduced two new AI systems that create simulations based on real-world photos or videos that can be used to train robots to function in complex, real-world settings at a lower cost than conventional approaches.
GeekWire
A hot Seattle startup developing autonomous driving technology for off-road vehicles announced a $10 million seed round to fuel its growth — the latest milestone for the UW spinout co-founded by Allen School professor Byron Boots.