Data Science, AI & Robotics News

Ann Johnson sits in her wheelchair with a cord plugged into a neuroprosthesis implant while she participates in a clinical trial helping to restore her ability to speak with a brain-computer interface

A Stroke Stole Her Ability To Speak. Scientists Used AI To Bring It Back.

Learn how researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco were able to finally give a stroke patient a voice again.

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UC Berkeley Linguistics Expert Explains How ‘Language Is Everywhere’

Berkeley Linguistics expert explains the use of language by humans, animals, and machines— and how they all might be related.

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Researchers Propose Evidence-Based AI Policy Recommendations

Berkeley researchers have joined with other scientists and policymakers to recommend opportunities to develop evidence-based AI policy.

A maize farmer with a smart phone embodies the reality in Togo today: Digital tools are increasingly common. A partnership between the government of Togo and the Center for Effective Global Action at UC Berkeley is working to use data science to improve agriculture, education health and other areas

A Data Science Alliance To Build a Dynamic West African Nation

A relationship between Togo and Berkeley has blossomed into a vital collaboration powering advances in agriculture, health, education and other areas.

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A Smarter Approach to Designing Metamaterials

A UC Berkeley-led team has built a new modeling technique that bridges the gap between metamaterials design and manufacturability, paving the way for new and highly useful materials.

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As Chatbots Get Smarter, Humans’ Language Abilities Are Becoming Less Special

UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed.

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UC Berkeley Engineers Create World’s Smallest Wireless Flying Robot

The bumblebee-inspired robot, less than a centimeter in diameter, can hover, change directions and even hit small targets.

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No Robot Can Match a Squirrel’s Ability To Leap From Limb to Limb — Until Now

Based on studies of leaping squirrels, UC Berkeley students design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch.

Pioneering a New Era for Cancer Prediction Using AI

Yala's team is currently leading a randomized clinical trial to evaluate how its breast cancer prediction model Mirai can improve patient outcomes.

The Dorsal Grasper, with its supernumerary robotic fingers, can expand the range of graspable objects and workspace.

New Device Enhances Grasping for People With Spinal Cord Injuries

Test subjects found that they could easily grasp objects anywhere they could reach their arm, without having to rotate their bodies.

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Using AI, These Robots Learn Complicated Skills with Startling Accuracy

UC Berkeley researchers devised a fast and precise way to teach robots tasks like assembling a motherboard or an IKEA drawer.

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Professor Launches Company Centered Around “Agentic AI”

Assistant professor Niloufar Salehi, along with her team, has launched Across AI, a startup pioneering agentic AI for complex enterprise workflows.