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Engaging Community Members as Co-Designers of Robots Using Culturally Responsive Methods
In 2024, the global service robotics market was worth USD 36.1 billion and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 17.1% to USD 166.6 billion by 2034 [1]. As the market expands, robots are increasingly
Grand-Scale Atmospheric Imaging Apparatus (GAIA): Autonomous Drone Swarms for 3-D Particle-Transport Mapping
Why track tiny particles across kilometre-scale plumes: From Canadian megafires to Mount Raung eruptions and Saharan dust crossings, micrometre-sized particles are swept tens of kilometres downwind
August 2025 Director Updates
As we finish the summer break, we see several exciting opportunities for our MS in Robotics students.
2025 MnRI Seed Grants Announced
MnRI is glad to announce six new seed grants. The objective of the seed grants program is to help lay the foundation for future large projects of transformative impact.
Biological and artificial neural networks for mapping observations to latent causes
Our brains are locked inside dark and silent skulls. They do not have direct access to environmental objects or events. Instead, based on noisy, incomplete, and often ambiguous sensory evidence, they
Advancing Efficient and Trustworthy AI for Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Behind Current AI Systems: Data Crime and Trust Crisis AI’s current success and future impacts cannot be overstated. AI has already touched many corners of our daily lives. AI has been a designated
Spring 2025 Director Updates
As we enter 2025, we proudly reflect on an incredible year of innovation at the Minnesota Robotics Institute. In 2024, our robotics family achieved significant milestones in research areas, the
University of Minnesota Professor Maria Gini- receives nation’s highest award for science and mathematics mentors
The White House honored University of Minnesota Professor Maria Gini with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.
Teaching a robot dog new tricks
Meet "OmniAgrobot," a robot dog helping to track down problematic plant diseases in the field. Ce Yang (BBE) and her team of students in the Agricultural Robotics Lab are working to develop