Teaching self-driving cars to watch for unpredictable humans
NAME assistant professor Matthew Johnson-Roberson tells Wired one of AV’s biggest hurdles are unpredictable human drivers and pedestrians.
Steamship Authority Announces New Hire, Liam J. Slein
Liam J. Slein serves as the authority’s project engineer. A US Coast Guard veteran, Mr. Slein has master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and naval architecture/marine engineering from the University of Michigan.
Stateside: Robots deliver your dinner
Beep! Bop! Boop! Robots soon could deliver bibimbap to your door
Engineering professors create robot food delivery service
Two University of Michigan Engineering professors have developed a robotic food delivery service that transports food from local restaurants to customers’ homes.
This Food-Delivery Robot Wants to Share the Bike Lane
Refraction AI, founded by two researchers at the University of Michigan, joins a crowded field of self-driving delivery vehicles.
Roger Pellett named finalist in Minnesota Book Award General Nonfiction category
UM alumni Roger Pellett was named a finalist in the 2019 Minnesota Book Award General Nonfiction category for his book Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company
Cory Wood, talks of the birth of Bristol Harbor Group at University of Michigan
Born at the University of Michigan in the early 1990s, Bristol Harbor Group (BHG) has grown into a diverse and widely respected naval architecture and marine engineering firm. Cory Wood, Vice President and one of the four co-founders of BHG, discusses the company’s past and design drivers to power its future.
Mark Groden Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 2019: Science List
Aaron Friedman Marine Hydrodynamics Lab renovation project received the AIA 2019 Award for Small Projects
A drab circulation space is successfully reinvented to activate the study of naval design using captivating back-lit historic imagery and finely detailed wood and glass exhibit boxes.
Mark Groden Named to the Future Innovators Index 2019
Mark Groden, NAME alumni, named to Future Innovators List by Vanity Fair