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UTA's Emotional Robotics Living Lab to focus on robots as companions/caregivers

How can we develop robots that humans can trust and respond to as companions and caregivers? The University of Texas at Arlington has launched a new Emotional Robotics Living Lab to investigate what our future will look like with robots and how they can be integrated into the home to provide physical and emotional support. “The idea here is not to replace humans but to fill a gap,” said Julienne Greer, UTA assistant professor of Theatre Arts and director of the lab. “We are using theatre arts to design ways for robots to create bonds of trust and emotion with humans of different ages

New UT Arlington nursing robot to allow nurses time for more important duties

Improving health careA University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineer is building a robotic nurse to help nurses and other healthcare providers perform the more routine duties that must be done daily such as sitting with a patient that is trying to get out of bed and walking a patient. Dan Popa, an associate professor in the Electrical Engineering Department , won a $999,946 National Science Foundation Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity grant titled “Adaptive Robotic Nursing Assistants for Physical Tasks in Hospital Environments.” (

UT Arlington computer scientist’s research would make robots more observant

Computer learningThe use of household robots for healthcare or service needs could help thousands of people, but most of those people do not have the skills to program those robots. A University of Texas at Arlington engineer is seeking ways to program robots by having them observe a human performing a particular task, then imitate it to complete the same objective. Manfred Huber, an associate professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department , was awarded a highly competitive $139,968 Early-concept Grant for Exploratory Research, or EAGER, award from

UT Arlington receives Walmart and The Walmart Foundation U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Grant

Researchers to build robotic small motor manufacturing systemUT Arlington has received a $229,214 grant from the Walmart Foundation to build a robotic small motors assembly and testing system that would cut the manufacturing costs of goods, allowing those goods to be produced in the United States that were formerly built overseas. The Walmart U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Grant was part of an announcement of $4 million in awards to seven research and development institutions at the 2014 U.S. Manufacturing Summit in Denver made possible through the collaboration between Walmart, the U.S.

Two UT Arlington student-engineering teams win international challenges

Two UT Arlington student-engineering teams captured first-place honors at the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Hong Kong. The ICRA is the flagship academic conference for robotics. The event drew 2,000 in attendance from around the world. Isura Ranatunga, a doctoral candidate in electrical engineering; Sandesh Gowda and Shweta Hardas, both master’s candidates in electrical engineering; competed in the inaugural 2014 Humanitarian Robotics and Automation Technology Challenge as Team Orion and accurately located more land mines through their mine detection

UT Arlington Libaries’ new lab to foster transformative learning for inventors, artists, engineers and entrepreneurs

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The University of Texas at Arlington Libaries has announced plans to significantly expand creative services, spaces and technologies during fall 2015, when a 24-hour laboratory for Creation, eXploration and Innovation, or CXI Space, will launch in the Central Library.  The CXI Space will be a “makerspace” built upon the expertise of UT Arlington faculty, alumni, industry thought-leaders and the philanthropic investment of corporate and private partners. Makerspaces are a fast developing phenomenon worldwide, bringing together diverse inventors in a technology-rich

UT Arlington Research Institute launches Assistive Robotics Lab

Industry leaders RE2, QinetiQ North America contribute high-tech robotsFORT WORTH, Texas – Fueled by gifts of high-tech robots from industry leaders, The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute announces its new Assistive Robotics Lab aimed at advancing robotics for healthcare, first-responder and other applications. RE2 Inc.,  a Pittsburgh-based robotics engineering firm associated with Carnegie Mellon University, has given UT Arlington a robotic nursing assistant – a mobile manipulative device with two arms that can aid nurses with physically

UT Arlington research team wins $1.35 million NSF grant to develop smart skin applications, sensor garments for robots

Imagine a human-like robot with skin and clothes embedded with sensors that could help machine accurately perceive the environment and better assist human owners. Such “smart” robots are at the heart of a new $1.35 million National Science Foundation project led by Dan Popa, a UT Arlington associate professor of electrical engineering . Popa is the principal investigator of a collaborative effort to advance robots and robotic devices, improve prosthetics and enable those devices to perform tasks that people can no longer do themselves. “Our goal is to make

UT Arlington Research Institute debuts new name, mission

he University of Texas at Arlington has a new name and a bold new mission for its former robotics institute in Fort Worth: The UT Arlington Research Institute aims to become a global leader in the research and development of advanced technology to help humanity and to provide unique, affordable solutions to complex problems.Under the direction of retired Army Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, the UT Arlington Research Institute will focus on strengthening links between University research and the commercialization of technology and innovation. A new strategic plan calls for the Research Institute to

Retired Army general to lead UT Arlington robotics institute

The University of Texas at Arlington is pleased to announce that Rick Lynch, a recently retired Army lieutenant general with a background in robotics research, has been named executive director of the Automation Robotics and Research Institute (ARRI) in Fort Worth. Lynch will oversee the University’s robotics institute; the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, or TMAC; Cross Timbers Procurement Center and the Small Business Development Center for Enterprise Excellence. The institute manages and directs microrobotics, nanorobotics and medical device technology, including projects

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