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Prof. Jonathan Kelly collaborates with Cyberworks Robotics to create a self-driving, autonomous wheelchair

July 25, 2017

Self-driving technology has rolled into the city with a University of Toronto-created autonomous wheelchair. The wheelchair was seen cruising down the atrium of the University of Toronto’s Bahen Centre for Information Technology last week, pausing for a person in its path before rotating around them — all without a driver. […]

UTIAS alumnus Dr. Lorne Heuckroth donates $525,000 to UTIAS for scholarships

July 5, 2017

Heuckroth, a triple graduate of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering’s Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), donated $525,000 to establish scholarships at UTIAS. The scholarships are directed to students from developing countries to study at the master’s level. Heuckroth made the gift to give students opportunities like those he […]

UTIAS Alumnus and NASA Test Pilot Rogers Smith Inducted Into Canada’s Aviation Hall Of Fame

June 20, 2017

Rogers Eben Smith first flew with the RCAF before moving to the National Research Council as a test pilot. From there, he moved to NASA where he flew many aircraft, including the SR-71 Blackbird, while concurrently flying F-16s with the US Air National Guard. CAHF dinner sparkles on the West […]

The UTIAS SFL signs contract with Dubai to build environmental monitoring satellite

May 19, 2017

The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto reports it has signed of a new contract to provide Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) with a microsatellite for aerosol and greenhouse gas monitoring. SFL’s Next-generation Earth Monitoring and Observation (NEMO) platform technology, which incorporates high-performance ground target tracking capability, is […]

The world’s fastest human is Canadian… and a UTIAS alumnus!

May 9, 2017

Todd Reichert, along with his partner and fellow UTIAS alumnus, Cameron Robertson, continue to break and make records with their unflagging determination and engineering innovation! The world’s fastest human is Canadian

Profs Angela Schoellig and Tim Barfoot collaborate with Drone Delivery Canada and Defence Research and Development Canada

April 28, 2017

A new research partnership between academia, industry and government will enable unmanned aerial vehicles — UAVs, also known as drones — to safely find their way back to their launch point, even if their communication or GPS navigation systems fail. The technology could greatly expand the use of drones in […]

UTIAS 2016 Summer student, Maya Burhanpurkar, featured with Prof. Kelly and the wheelchair project on CBC’s We Are Canada

April 27, 2017

We Are Canada on CBC (Video)

Professor Tim Barfoot will head the University of Toronto’s team in the North American self-driving car competition

April 17, 2017

Two Canadian universities have been chosen to participate in a North American competition to develop a self-driving car in three years. The University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo will compete against each other and six American schools with the goal of autonomous driving in an urban setting by […]

Self-driving electric car to be created by new U of T Engineering student team led by UTIAS Professors Barfoot and Schoellig

April 11, 2017

U of T Engineering’s newest student team will spend the next year retrofitting a Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle with visual sensors, robotic components and software that enable it to drive itself. The team is one of eight from institutions across North America selected to compete in the first-ever AutoDrive Challenge™. […]

UTIAS Professors Tim Barfoot and Angela Schoellig join forces with Drone Delivery Canada and DRDC to develop Next Generation Drone Auto-Pilot Beyond Visual Line of Sight Technology

March 23, 2017

TORONTO , March 22, 2017 /CNW/ – Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (CSE: FLT), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Sponsored Research and Collaboration Agreement with the University of Toronto and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research […]