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Waterloo News Global Impact | Human-Machine Interaction
Close up of the MyJay robot
February 8, 2021

Can robots help level the playing field for children with disabilities?

A new basketball-playing robot called MyJay is part of a vision for a future in which social robots are accessible to children in public schools and libraries.

Two people working with a tablet in a warehouse
February 8, 2021

How the pandemic will open the door to an AI and robotics revolution

Canada has a historic opportunity to emerge from the public health crisis stronger than before with innovative policies and investments that embrace change

Police officer using smart phone app
January 2, 2020

Helping police react to mental health crises

Intelligence-driven tech supports both individuals in crisis and the officers assisting them

little boy walking with assistance of Trexo
January 2, 2020

Robotic exoskeleton helps children take their first steps

Trexo Robotics has engineered a wearable solution for kids living with mobility challenges

three students reading about a design project
October 7, 2019

Ethical by design

New framework aims to avoid unintentional consequences of technology

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Natasha Rozario
December 17, 2020

Operation order

Computer science student uses machine learning to optimize operating room efficiency

September 30, 2020

Lost and found

Waterloo PhD student creates app that prevents you from losing your phone

People with REEM-C robot
September 23, 2020

TALOS’s smaller "sibling" makes its robotic debut at Waterloo

Designed to interact with people, the humanoid robot will be trained to eventually support in situations that are too dangerous, too repetitive or too boring for humans

COVID app on phone
April 20, 2020

Coming into contact with COVID

Waterloo PhD student helps create an app that notifies users of potential exposure to COVID

Student at desk on computer
April 9, 2020

Flattening the COVID curve

Waterloo students help create COVID-tracking platform used by more than 300,000 people in first week

Ventilator device
April 8, 2020

Students build ventilator that could be used for COVID-19 response

Engineering students are looking for help from academics and industry to refine and produce their low-cost, portable ventilator 

Jerry Ratthapakdee, a MSAM lab technician, takes a completed headband out of a 3D printer in Waterloo’s Multi-
March 30, 2020

3D printers used in battle against COVID-19

Production focus pivots to 3D-printed parts for face shields worn by health-care professionals 

COVID-19 chest x-rays
March 30, 2020

Help pours in from around the world to develop new COVID-19 test

Waterloo researchers lead open-source project to improve COVID-19 screening using artificial intelligence (AI) and chest x-rays 

Co-op student speaking with doctor
March 12, 2020

Tried, tested, and true

How Waterloo’s startup and co-op connection is future-proven

Two planes flying into orange sunset
February 28, 2020

Beyond flight shaming

In an industry with soaring growth, keeping air travel sustainable means training future aviators to transform the industry

robot walking down the hall
June 7, 2019

Is a robot a social being?

New robotics lab is asking big questions that will shape our future

University of Waterloo sign
May 21, 2019

Making AI more human is key to widespread acceptance

The key to people trusting and co-operating with artificially intelligent (AI) agents lies in their ability to display humanlike emotions, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo. 

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