Researcher with drone.

Augmented reality enhances robot collaboration

March 15, 2018

ATLAS IRON Lab researchers were awarded best paper and runner-up best paper at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction for developing technologies that use augmented reality to enhance drone operation.

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Stephen Hawking and celebrity deaths: trolls, tears and social media

March 15, 2018

Westword discusses ATLAS PhD student Katie Gach's social media research related to celebrity deaths in the context of Stephen Hawking's passing.

Two smiling female participants wave from behind their computers

T9Hacks continues to grow and thrive

Feb. 16, 2018

Creative coding marathon attracts a majority of women and first-time hackers.

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Browser extension helps the visually impaired interpret online images

Jan. 30, 2018

ATLAS researcher Darren Guinness developed technology that conveys online photo content to the visually impaired

David Bowie's face painted on a wall with flowers in front of it from grieving fans.

When celebrities die, social media gets toxic

Dec. 6, 2017

Katie Gach's research about how people mourn finds that people are mean to each other online, even in times of tragedy.

HyunJoo Oh with paper mechatronics

Paper robots teach kids basic engineering principles

Sept. 23, 2017

NSF grant supports research aimed at cultivating a passion for STEM fields among young children.

Darren Guinness

Software framework turns small robots into controllers

Sept. 22, 2017

Software turns digital toys into digital tools for desktop applications.

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Lighting the way to science and art education

Aug. 10, 2017

Lila Finch's new workshop shows teachers how to help students embrace both art and technology.

Lila Finch working on sculpture

Graduate student project illuminates science for youth

May 24, 2017

In the lobby of the Roser ATLAS Building, a nine-foot illuminated tree sculpture is lending artistic form to scientific function.

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ATLAS Doctoral Student Chosen as Member of Autodesk’s Pier 9 Artists in Residence Program

March 14, 2017

Hyunjoo Oh is one of 22 successful applicants from across the country and world to be selected for the prestigious program

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