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With a Hop, a Skip and a Jump, High-Flying Robot Leaps Over Obstacles With Ease

September 9, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , 0

Since first unveiling Salto in 2016, UC Berkeley researchers have upgraded the robot with a host of new abilities. Now, it can navigate an obstacle course with ease and go on walks through Berkeley’s campus.

By Kara Manke. Topping out at less than a foot, Salto the robot looks like a Star Wars imperial walker in miniature. But don’t be fooled by its size — this little robot has a mighty spring in its step….
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Save the Date – May 5 UC IT Town Hall

April 22, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0

The UCTech 2019 Opening Night Reception, held at UC Santa Barbara

Join the May 5, 2020, UC IT Town Hall with Michael Dennin, professor of Physics and Astronomy at UC Irvine. He will discuss how UCI is leveraging data systems and data analytics in the space of student success. His particular…
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Privacy and Its Big Brother, #internet50

January 29, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , 0

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By Kent Wada. In case you missed it, the people of the State of California have voted to include privacy as an inalienable right. Go look for yourself: it’s right there in Article 1, Section 1 of the California Constitution:1 CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION,…
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Register for UCSD’s Cultured Data Symposium

January 29, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , 0

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On February 7 and 8, UC San Diego will host the Cultured Data Symposium, bringing together experts from data science and the arts and humanities to examine the emerging relationship between data and culture. The symposium will feature two keynote…
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Up Your Game: Build a Data-Driven App with UCLA’s ZAP

January 15, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , 0

By Rose Rocchio. Do you want to modernize your communications, ease off on the email? Learn how UCLA’s Zenith App Platform (ZAP) can help you build “an app for that.” Using ZAP, UC organizations can create the mobile environment…
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Free Dataset Archive Helps Researchers Quickly Find a Needle in a Haystack

January 8, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , 0

The UCR Spatio-temporal Active Repository, or UCR STAR.

By Holly Ober. Let’s say you’re doing research that requires millions of geotagged tweets. Or perhaps you’re a journalist who wants to map murders in Chicago from 2001 to the present. You need to find large spatio-temporal datasets — but…
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