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Artificial intelligence archive

3D printer printing blue bowl prototype.

Polymer manufacturers gain AI-powered tool to spot defects early

July 1, 2026
‘Smart eyes’ provide real-time, built-in quality assurance for 3D printing
Categories AI & robotics, Devices & inventions, Industry, Manufacturing, Mechanical engineering, Research, Sustainability & environment
Researcher holding an “electronic nose” that can detect the gases produced by spoiled food and food allergens better than human noses.

The nose knows: Electric schnoz can smell when your food’s gone bad

June 17, 2026
Proof-of-concept device created by UC Berkeley researchers can sniff out gases emitted by harmful bacteria, allergens and other food safety hazards
Categories AI & robotics, Competitions, Devices & inventions, Electrical engineering, Entrepreneurship, Health, Research, Students
Ken Goldberg in a jacket, holding 3D printed items with his robot

The art of grasping

June 8, 2026
Redefining robot manipulation with creativity and code
Categories AI & robotics, Computer science, Faculty, Industrial engineering, Research
Headshot of Carla Bassil, EECS Ph.D. student.

Ph.D. student develops next-gen electronic nose

June 2, 2026
Carla Bassil’s machine learning-assisted device could improve food safety and human health
Categories AI & robotics, Competitions, Devices & inventions, Electrical engineering, Entrepreneurship, Health, Research, Students
Close-up image of the MechanoAge platform on a microscope stage.

Researchers teach AI to spot cancer risk by squeezing individual breast cells

April 23, 2026
UC Berkeley and City of Hope scientists discover that a cell’s mechanical age can effectively signal cancer risk
Categories AI & robotics, Bioengineering, Health, Mechanical engineering, Research
Adam Yala, assistant professor of EECS.

UC Berkeley and UCSF researchers are using AI to revolutionize medical imaging

April 17, 2026
EECS professor Adam Yala’s startup strives to make medical imaging more efficient — and more effective
Categories AI & robotics, Computer science, Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Health
Negar Mehr, UC Berkeley assistant professor of mechanical engineering.

Developing a safer, more efficient autonomous robot

March 3, 2026
Berkeley engineer Negar Mehr envisions a future where robot assistants are commonplace, from our homes to deep space
Categories Aerospace, AI & robotics, Faculty, Mechanical engineering, Research
Two sets of sensor data images. The top row depicts crops from above while the bottom shows leaves.

New AI sensor ‘sniffs’ out spectral targets

February 11, 2026
Berkeley Lab: First-of-its-kind smart sensor performs AI tricks to identify targets while it captures spectral images
Categories AI & robotics, Devices & inventions, Electrical engineering, Faculty, Industry, Materials science, Research
John DeNero, associate teaching professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences speaking to his class from a stage in a lecture hall.

UC Berkeley professors explore new ways to integrate AI in engineering courses

January 20, 2026
Initiative seeks to drive innovation in undergraduate education
Categories AI & robotics, College news, Education & outreach, Faculty
Rikky Muller, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences.

With these devices, the doctor is always in

October 7, 2025
Berkeley engineer Rikky Muller explains how implantable and wearable technologies are redefining patient care
Categories AI & robotics, Devices & inventions, Electrical engineering, Faculty, Health, Research
Rows of metatruss robots in different shapes.

Mighty morphing robots

September 30, 2025
New AI-driven design tool optimizes performance and functionality without complex control systems
Categories AI & robotics, Design, Mechanical engineering
Hany Farid, professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and in the School of Information.

The deepfake detective

September 2, 2025
PBS: Professor Hany Farid, a leading voice in AI research and digital forensics, helps us identify what’s real in the digital age
Categories AI & robotics, Computer science, Education & outreach, Faculty, Public policy
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.

August 28, 2025
UC Berkeley-led study demonstrates how two mitigation strategies — home hardening and defensible space — can have a major impact on wildfire destructiveness
Categories AI & robotics, Education & outreach, Mechanical engineering, Public policy, Research, Resilient Adaptive Strategies
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?

August 27, 2025
UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency
Categories AI & robotics, Faculty
Wall of acoustic foam panels in criss-cross pattern cast in red and blue light.

A smarter approach to designing metamaterials

July 22, 2025
AI-driven framework creates defect-tolerant materials with complex functionality
Categories AI & robotics, Design, Industry, Manufacturing, Materials science, Research

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