Media
The articles below describe various aspects of our research, educational, and professional activities in the media and popular press.
“Metro Detroit I-75 project nearly done, but with some drama 100 feet below.”
Bridge Michigan, August 2023.
“Update: Overcoming Workspace Uncertainties for Enabling Adaptive Co-Robotized Construction Work.”
Civil and Environmental Engineering News, June 2023.
“Multidisciplinary Team Collaborates on Workshop to Develop Low Carbon Building R+D Initiative.”
Civil and Environmental Engineering News, June 2023.
“Empowering End-To-End Mobility For Wheelchair Users.”
The Michigan Minds Podcast, Season 6, Episode 29, December 2022.
“CEE Receives NSF Grant to Support Independent Mobility in People with Different Physical Abilities.”
Michigan Engineering Research News, September 2022.
“ASCE Recognizes Kamat as Fellow.”
Civil Engineering Source, July 2022.
“Kuka Robotics Plays Key Role in University of Michigan Research Grant.”
“University of Michigan Researchers Study Robotic Assistants for Construction Sites.”
Construction Dive, April 2022.
“KUKA Robots Play Key Role in University of Michigan NSF Grant Research.”
International Society of Automation, February 2022.
“KUKA Robots Selected for Grant Research Project.”
Modern Machine Shop, January 2022.
Michigan Engineering Research News, October 2021.
“Robot Assistants Project Aims to Reinvent Construction Industry.”
Michigan Engineering Research News, September 2021.
“Teaching Robots to Learn in the Construction Industry.”
Consulting-Specifying Engineer, September 2021.
“U-M to Lead Research Team Bringing VR Robots to Construction Sites.”
DBusiness Magazine, September 2021.
“Teaching Robots to Learn in the Construction Industry.”
Control Engineering, September 2021.
“How To Reinvent Construction Using Robotics.”
The Next Byte Podcast, Episode 36, September 2021.
“$2M Robot Assistants Project Aims to Reinvent Construction Industry.”
“Shutdown of Pipelines in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac: U-M Experts can Comment.”
May 2021. (Expert Panel featuring V. Kamat).
“The Future of Line 5: Engineering Under Lake Michigan.”
May 2021. Michigan Engineering News.
“Turning Faces into Thermostats: Autonomous HVAC System Could Provide More Comfort with Less Energy.”
Michigan Engineering Research News, June 2020.
“Optimizing Comfort for Nurses in High-Stress Situations with Sensors.”
Michigan Engineering Research News, February 2020.
“Robotic Data Collection and Simulation for Evaluation of Building Retrofit Performance.”
Advances in Engineering, May 2019.
“Autonomous Robot Construction is Here.”
Michigan Engineering Research News, August 2017.
“Vision System Helps Avoid Excavation Accidents.”
Vision Systems Design, March 2015.
“Avoiding Buried Utilities & Excavation Accidents.”
“SmartDig Goes Where Satellite Signals Lose Their Accuracy.”