Wellness Workout: Mechancial Engineering Student Leads 6-Minute Yoga

November 18, 2020

Mechanical engineering student Anna Balbach is also a certified yoga instructor. She shared this six-minute video to help peers find mental balance and strength ahead of finals.

Building Trust between Construction Workers and Construction Robots

October 29, 2020

How virtual reality can help robots change the face of the construction industry.

Engineering Our Way Through a Global Pandemic

September 11, 2020

USC master’s students tackle robots, masks and droplet dispersion, to better understand how to live with COVID-19.

Viterbi Researchers Create The Lightest, Smallest, Fully Autonomous Crawling Microrobot Reported To Date

August 19, 2020

The RoBeetle’s artificial muscle is powered by controlled catalytic combustion, a technology that has the potential to enable the development of a diverse new generation of microrobots capable of operating on land, water and air.

The Engineer of 2020

May 15, 2020

The USC Viterbi graduate of 2020 is the fulfillment of a national vision.

“These Stories Won’t Be Available Forever:” Senior Combines AI and Documentary Filmmaking to Preserve the Past

May 11, 2020

Imagine a museum where Japanese-Americans from World War II live on as virtual avatars. Cole Kawana is working on it.

Robotic Arms Extend the Reach of UV Disinfection

April 13, 2020

USC researchers adapt a customizable robot to autonomously perform disinfection tasks in both small and large spaces.

USC Researchers Analyze Coronavirus Misinformation on Twitter

March 31, 2020

By analyzing millions of tweets, USC computer science researchers are investigating how false information about the coronavirus spreads on social media.

What If Airplanes Could Repair Their Own Damage?

March 27, 2020

USC researchers 3-D-printed the next-generation of high strength, lightweight structures that can autonomously heal impact damage.

Too Complex to Print? Call A Robot.

March 13, 2020

USC researchers build robots that can print complicated shapes without compromising on quality or accuracy.

How To Mend A Broken Heart, If You’re A Zebrafish

February 14, 2020

Researchers at USC Viterbi designed and built a device that keeps zebrafish hearts alive longer than ever to give us insights into how to repair a broken heart

A Future Sound “Computer”?

February 10, 2020

USC researchers create smart materials that can mimic electrical devices by triggering different responses to sound.

How Does a Sea Star Bounce?

January 8, 2020

What USC researchers uncovered about sea star locomotion could help scientists design simpler, decentralized systems in robotics and beyond.

In A Season Of Giving, This Student Start-up Is Transforming The Way We Give

December 9, 2019

Duet is the world’s first student-built micro-philanthropy platform designed to connect donors with refugees and local stores in a more personalized and dignified way

“What If the Space Race Had Never Ended?” A Q&A With Garrett Reisman

November 21, 2019

New series “For All Mankind” explores alternate history of NASA with guidance from USC Viterbi professor of astronautics

Can a Building Help Thwart The Next Active Shooter?

October 29, 2019

Researchers have designed a virtual environment to test how building features in schools and offices help or hurt occupants during active shooter incidents.

USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Shatters Student Altitude Record

May 22, 2019

Traveler IV is reportedly the first entirely student-designed and built rocket to pass the Kármán line into outer space

It’s What’s Inside that Counts, Unless You’re a Robotic Fish

May 15, 2019

Mechanical engineering students challenged themselves to make a robotic fish that not only swims like a real fish, but looks the part too, demonstrating the possibilities inherent to soft robotics.