AI & robotics

Q+A on neurotechnologies

11/10/25 — Rikky Muller is developing end-to-end devices that are smarter, safer and smaller than ever

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For the record

11/10/25 — A new database expands access to California police records on the use of force and misconduct

Building bots on a budget

11/03/25 — Berkeley Humanoid Lite is a low-cost, open-source, customizable robot made of 3D printed parts

Berkeley alums develop at-home robotic rehabilitation device

10/20/25 — ATDev co-founders advance new possibilities for assistive technologies

Rikky Muller, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences.

With these devices, the doctor is always in

10/07/25 — Berkeley engineer Rikky Muller explains how implantable and wearable technologies are redefining patient care

Rows of metatruss robots in different shapes.

Mighty morphing robots

09/30/25 — New AI-driven design tool optimizes performance and functionality without complex control systems

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UC Berkeley EECS professors receive AI for Math Fund grants

09/25/25 — Funded projects will focus on developing systems to help advance mathematical discovery and research

Businessman uses AI technology to analyze data on futuristic digital interfaces.

Beyond ROI: Are we using the wrong metric in measuring AI success?

09/18/25 — Research from the Sutardja Center highlights alternative approaches for measuring AI’s value to organizations

Hany Farid, professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and in the School of Information.

The deepfake detective

09/02/25 — PBS: Professor Hany Farid, a leading voice in AI research and digital forensics, helps us identify what’s real in the digital age

A home with severe fire damage, including a collapsed roof, broken windows and smoke damage, stands next to a home that appears undamaged.

California communities can reduce wildfire damage by half. Here’s how.

08/28/25 — UC Berkeley-led study demonstrates how two mitigation strategies — home hardening and defensible space — can have a major impact on wildfire destructiveness

A silver- and black-colored humanoid robot grasps an orange with a mechanical hand. Three people stand behind the robot taking photos.

Are we truly on the verge of the humanoid robot revolution?

08/27/25 — UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency

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New database on police use of force and misconduct makes public once-secret records

08/04/25 — UC Berkeley Journalism: Team used emerging technologies such as generative AI to create a searchable user interface

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Computer scientists propose evidence-based AI policy recommendations

07/31/25 — CDSS: Researchers articulate a vision to address the opportunities and challenges of 'increasingly powerful AI'

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A smarter approach to designing metamaterials

07/22/25 — AI-driven framework creates defect-tolerant materials with complex functionality

An illustration shows a ring of small purple particles, representing disease proteins, sitting on a surface. The ring is partially covered by a droplet of liquid containing enlarged cartoons of plasmonic particles.

From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy

07/08/25 — Novel technology uses the ‘coffee-ring effect,’ paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics

Berkeley engineers develop customizable, 3D-printed robot for tech newbies

06/25/25 — The open-source Berkeley Humanoid Lite provides an entry point into the robotics field

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Cracking the code of life

06/17/25 — The Evo 2 machine learning model enlists the power of AI in the fight against diseases.

From silence to sound

06/11/25 — An AI-based method can synthesize signals from brain-computer interfaces into audible speech in near-real time.

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Insect-sized innovation

06/11/25 — Engineers have unveiled the world’s smallest wireless flying robot.

Drew McPherson and Hannah Stuart demonstrate the newest version of the Dorsal Grasper in the Embodied Dexterity Group’s lab at UC Berkeley.

Q+A on assistive devices

06/11/25 — The Dorsal Grasper enables grasping with supernumerary robotic fingers on the back of the user's hand.