Smarter searches
06/11/25 — Alum Aravind Srinivas is the co-founder of Perplexity, an AI-driven search engine that only provides results it can reference.
AI & robotics
Berkeley engineers’ crowd-sourced AI ranking system rises to the top
05/07/25 — Chatbot Arena, which allows users to rank and compare AI models, has quickly grown to 1 million monthly users
Podcast: ‘Locked in’ stroke survivor hears her voice again with help from AI
04/28/25 — Researchers describe using a brain-computer interface to restore Ann Johnson’s ability to speak
Ashmita Kumar’s startup aims to detect signs of stroke and save lives
03/31/25 — Using AI and an iPhone, Berkeley EECS student seeks to improve stroke health care
Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech
03/31/25 — AI-based model streams intelligible speech from the brain in real time
Berkeley engineers create world’s smallest wireless flying robot
03/28/25 — The bumblebee-inspired robot, less than a centimeter in diameter, can hover, change directions and even hit small targets.
No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb — until now
03/19/25 — UC Berkeley engineers and biologists design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch
Berkeley alum wants to ‘make the planet smarter’
03/10/25 — Aravind Srinivas, co-founder of Perplexity, seeks to create a better AI chatbot
Breakthrough method enables rapid discovery of new useful proteins
02/28/25 — IGI: UC Berkeley engineers help develop computational approach to quickly search massive datasets and prioritize proteins to study
New UC Berkeley center to address American competitiveness in advanced technology
02/24/25 — The academic center will engage experts in technology, economics and policy from across academia, industry and non-profit organizations
New AI breakthrough can model and design genetic code across all domains of life
02/19/25 — Evo 2, the largest AI model in biology to date, can accurately predict the effects of all types of genetic mutations
New assistive device enhances grasping for people with spinal cord injuries
02/10/25 — Dorsal Grasper provides an intuitive, collaborative grasping approach
UC Berkeley researchers in Sergey Levine’s lab devise a fast, precise way to teach robots complicated tasks
01/29/25 — Using AI, these robots learn skills with startling accuracy
Batteries, buildings and beyond: Scott Moura combats climate change at scale
01/29/25 — CITRIS: Associate professor of CEE uses modeling and machine learning to optimize systems, develop energy-efficient infrastructure
UC Berkeley PATH awarded $10M USDOT grant
01/27/25 — Funding will facilitate development and deployment of innovative autonomous vehicle technologies to improve freight logistics in rural and tribal communities
Homayoon Kazerooni elected to the National Academy of Inventors
12/10/24 — A leading expert in robotics and human-machine systems, he has created medical exoskeletons that enable paralyzed individuals to stand and walk
Staying alert
11/20/24 — Engineers have designed earbuds that can detect signs of drowsiness in the brain.
Q+A on AI and traffic management
11/20/24 — HumanLight is a traffic signal control algorithm that uses AI to prioritize the throughput of people, rather than vehicles, at intersections.
Evo: Creating generative AI for genomes
11/14/24 — Arc Institute: Multimodal artificial intelligence model can interpret and generate genomic sequences at a vast scale
Big Ideas Contest participant enhances accessibility for Deaf community
11/12/24 — Berkeley Engineering alum founded app that uses AI to offer real-time captioning