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Tag: Radhika Nagpal
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Nation & World
Trailblazing initiative marries ethics, tech
Faculty from the Computer Science and Philosophy departments join forces in a successful new undergraduate initiative, Embedded EthiCS, to change the way computer scientists think about the ethical implications of new technology.
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Nation & World
Embedded EthiCS wins $150,000 grant
A joint program of the computer science and philosophy departments, Embedded EthiCS has won a $150,000 grant as part of the Responsible Computer Science Challenge sponsored by Omidyar Network, Mozilla, Schmidt Futures, and Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
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Nation & World
Laying some groundwork for environmental protection
The Wyss Institute has developed a sheet pile driving robot, Romu, that works in uneven terrain to build metal walls that can act as dams, retaining walls, or building foundations.
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Nation & World
Onward and upward, robots
The first article in a series on cutting-edge research at Harvard explores advances in robotics.
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Nation & World
Robots to the rescue
Inspired by termites’ resilience and collective intelligence, a team of computer scientists and engineers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has created an autonomous robotic construction crew. The system needs no supervisor, just simple robots that cooperate.
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Nation & World
Nature by Design – Innovation at Harvard
What can termites teach us about building complex computer systems?
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Nation & World
Computer scientists model cell division
Computer scientists at Harvard have developed a framework for studying the arrangement of tissue networks created by cell division across a diverse set of organisms, including fruit flies, tadpoles, and…