U of Washington Biorobotics

05/10/2022

Finally got the elevator working

11/17/2021

48 years ago this week, the first computers were attached to an ethernet bus-style network revolution. At the time, the network had speeds of three megabits per second! The IEEE SA 802.3 working group played an integral role in the standardization of ethernet leading to its wide adoption today. Do you remember when you first plugged in using an cord?

11/24/2020

Are you a prospective Ph.D. student? Join us on Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. for virtual zoom office hours! Office hours for prospective students will provide an opportunity for applicants interested in pursuing a Ph.D. with UW ECE to interact with our current students, who are available to share information about research at UW ECE, ways to approach faculty for graduate school, and how you can make your application stronger. Students at the session will also be able to answer questions about the Power and Energy and Data Science concentrations at UW ECE. Visit the link below to register!

https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvf-CqqjIvE9AgxduN8qcFEnLvrM0FkZ5u

02/06/2019

Katherine Pratt, a BRL Ph.D. candidate and a 2018 TechCongress Fellow, is featured in the fourth issue of Marvel's The Unstoppable Wasp. She is an Agent of G.I.R.L.: Genius in Action Research Labs, a feature created by the comic's creator, Jeremy Whitely. Each issue focuses on super hero engineers and scientists.

Katherine Pratt, an ECE Ph.D. candidate and a 2018 TechCongress Fellow, is featured in the fourth issue of Marvel’s The Unstoppable Wasp. She is an Agent of G.I.R.L.: Genius in Action Research Labs, a feature created by the comic’s creator, Jeremy Whitely. Each issue focuses on super hero engine...

12/02/2018

We are very excited to share news about a recent NIH grant for ethics of neurotechnology. The $1.5M was secured by a team of researchers at UW, including members at the BioRobotics Lab.

University of Washington researchers in the Center for Neurotechnology are studying how brain-computer interfaces affect whether patients feel they are in charge of their own actions.

11/21/2018

Congratulations to our students Shan Lin, Momona Yamagami, Kyle Lindgren, and Ben Ferleger on passing their qualifying exams! We can't wait to share about all the exciting research topics they will be working on.

10/19/2018

Former BRL surgical fellow Rajiv Saxeena presented his 1-minute pitch at the Co-Motion Innovation Showcase. His pitch was for his ORBIS surgical suite management and outcome analytics dashboard now in use at UWMC.

10/19/2018

On the evening of 16 October,Dr. Tom Lendvay received the UW Medicine Inventor of the year award for CSATS -- the BRL spin-out which was recently acquired by J&J! Hearty Congratulations, Dr. Lendvay!

Other BRL inventors include Tim Kowalewski, Lee White, and Blake.

Link: https://www.uwmedicine.org/research/events/inventor-of-the-year

10/14/2018

Congratulations to our graduate student Niveditha Chandrasekar on her ACM Poster awards!

Congratulations to student Niveditha Kalavakonda!

https://www.ece.uw.edu/spotlight/ece-graduate-student-wins-several-awards-for-research/

05/04/2018

We are very happy to share some exciting news about our graduate student, Katherine Pratt!

Katherine was honored by TechCongress as a 2018 Congressional Innovation Fellow. She will work with a Member or Congress or Congressional office to research, advise and craft technology policy.

At the University of Washington, Katherine is the recipient of Irene Peden Endowed Fellowship for 2018-2019. This fellowship was established by Prof. Emerita Irene Peden, the first female member of our faculty at UW Electrical Engineering.

Hearty Congratulations, Katherine!