Robot Talk
10/01/25: Check out the recent Robot Talk podcast with Prof. Kirstin Petersen!
Sadie Cutler’s defense
12/12/2024: Big congratulations to Sadie Cutler for successfully defending her thesis on An Examination of How Tethers Can Support Collaborative Behaviors in Multi-Robot Systems!
Jiahe Chen’s defense
10/12/2024: Big congratulations to Jiahe Chen for successfully defending his thesis on Error-Tolerant Decentralized Robotic Construction!
Robotics PhD
24/11/12: Very excited to announce the culmination of a multi-year effort – Cornell is now officially offering a Ph.D. in robotics!
ELI award
01/10/24: Big congratulations to CS senior Sabrina Liu for receiving a second ELI grant to further her work on flocking in swarms of simple robots!
IEEE Senior Member
08/07/2024: Associate Professor Kirstin Petersen is elevated to IEEE senior member, an honor bestowed only to those who have made significant contributions to the profession.
UMich
20/6/24: Huge congratulations to CEI-lab alumn Dr. Steven Ceron who will be starting as a tenure track professor next year in the Robotics Department at University of Michigan! His new lab website is already live — https://www.synergeticadaptivemachinaslab.com/ .