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What if elementary school students could learn how artificial intelligence works by moving, jumping and playing? A multidisciplinary team of University of Florida researchers is exploring that question through AI-PLAY, a new NSF-funded project that connects students’ own movements to foundational AI concepts.

A simple pattern of black-and-white stripes could cause an autonomous vehicle or robot to misjudge how far away an obstacle is, potentially triggering an unexpected maneuver or even a collision, according to new University of Florida research.

The UF Association of Hispanic Alumni recently honored two engineering graduates whose successes extend beyond business and reach deep into their communities and the future of Gator engineering.

ECE Professor Laura Kim is leading a cross-college project to detect endometriosis earlier and more accurately.

UF’s Florida Engineering Society chapter won Most Active Student Chapter recently at a conference in Cape Coral. 

Sanjay Ranka and Todd Manini are developing a tech platform that will enable researchers to study older adults remotely. 

With blindfolds, colorful cones and bursts of nervous laughter, undergraduate engineering students learned what leadership at the University of Florida looks like.  

As part of the required Introduction to Engineering course, first-year engineering students rotate through the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s 11 constituent departments to explore majors and potential career opportunities.

Armed with training from the University of Florida’s college of engineering, Santa Fe College instructors this week will train peers from other state colleges to examine the safety of autonomous systems and strengthen the workforce powering them.

UF’s new Jacksonville campus launched two engineering master’s degrees this fall. 

A team led by University of Florida researchers is developing an injectable implant to stimulate nerves without batteries or wires. The research stands to improve treatment for chronic pain and neurological disorders.