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  U of I researchers adapt robots to fight against COVID-19

  June 16, 2020 by College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

  Girish Chowdhary, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and his research team have developed a robot called TerraSentia that can... Show more Girish Chowdhary, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and his research team have developed a robot called TerraSentia that can replace human labor. They are adapting the robot to current needs in order to fight COVID-19.Show less
  
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  Beckman spring award, fellowship recipients announced

  May 11, 2020 by Beckman Institute

  Twelve students were recently named recipients of the 2020 Beckman Institute spring student awards.
  
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  Remembering Thomas Huang, inaugural Beckman Institute faculty member

  April 27, 2020

  Thomas Huang, a pioneering researcher, influential teacher, and inaugural Beckman faculty member, died April 25, 2020, at the age of 83.
  
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  New aerial image dataset to help provide farmers with actionable insights

  March 3, 2020 by Coordinated Science Lab

  A dataset of large-scale aerial images produced by Intelinair, a spinout from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, aims to give farmers... Show more A dataset of large-scale aerial images produced by Intelinair, a spinout from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, aims to give farmers visibility into the conditions of their fields. The dataset, called Agriculture-Vision, will enable agricultural pattern analysis of aerial images, providing farmers with actionable insights into the performance of their crops to improve decision-making and maximize yields.Show less
  
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  New York Times: TerraSentia robots, agricultural and biological engineering faculty featured

  Feb. 21, 2020 by ACES at Illinois

  Girish Chowdhary, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering and affiliate at the Beckman Institute, continues to make headlines with his... Show more Girish Chowdhary, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering and affiliate at the Beckman Institute, continues to make headlines with his research in field robotics. A Feb. 13 article in the New York Times features TerraSentia, a small, autonomous robot resulting from Chowdhary’s research at Illinois.Show less