For the first time, UCLA played host to the annual Southern California Robotics Symposium, which made its triumphant return after a two-year hiatus. The sold-out day-and-a-half event attracted nearly 250 robotics researchers and entrepreneurs from various corporations and 11 universities. From microrobots and surgical robots, to origami robots, to legged robots and powered prothesis walking, researchers from across the region showcased a wide spectrum of robotics capabilities at the conference.
Previously held at USC, Caltech and UC San Diego, the symposium was originally slated to take place at UCLA in 2020 but was postponed until September due to COVID. The theme of this year’s conference was “real solutions to real problems…