The Future is Robotic | U of T Groundbreakers EP3

Can tiny, worm-like robots revolutionize the way surgeons work? How will human-robot interactions be improved? Can AI and robotics create self-driving cars that make winter driving safer? These are just some of the questions explored by the University of Toronto Robotics Institute, one of U of T’s Institutional Strategic Initiatives.
In episode three of the Groundbreakers video series, U of T Mississauga Associate Professor Jessica Burgner-Kahrs and grad student Hannah Zhang talk with host Ainka Jess about surgical robots, while Associate Professor Steve Waslander of UTIAS and grad student Chude Qian discuss autonomous vehicles. Groundbreakers is a multimedia series that includes articles at U of T News and features research leaders involved with U of T’s Institutional Strategic Initiatives, whose work will transform lives