Computing & Information Sciences

'Acceleration noise' adds realism to animated collisions

Cornell computer scientists have devised a new method, based on an overlooked bit of physics, to synthesize the sounds of small, rigid objects in collision in computer animations. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Computer-simulated knitting goes right down to the yarn

New method models individual stitches in 3-D to make realistic clothing for computer-generated characters. (Aug. 17, 2012)

An 'anchor' that thinks for itself racks up another RoboSub win for Cornell

Cornell's Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team first place in the 15th International RoboSub Competition, also winning a prize for technical merit. (Aug. 13, 2012)

CUAir takes second place at international competition

CUAir Team, took second place at the 2012 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's Student Unmanned Air Systems competition.

Deborah Estrin is first NYC tech campus faculty member

A professor of computer science at UCLA, Estrin is a pioneer in networked sensing, which uses mobile and wireless systems to collect and analyze real-time data about the physical world. (June 28, 2012)

Saxena's Microsoft fellowship to enhance personal robots

Ashutosh Saxena, assistant professor of computer science, has been named one of seven Microsoft Research Faculty Fellows for 2012. (May 23, 2012)

A robot learns how to tidy up after you

Foreshadowing personal robots for the home, Cornell researchers have trained a robot to identify objects, pick them up and put them away.

Students share 'modbot' design for future Cornell Cup competitors

Cornell students exhibited their embedded design skills at the Cornell Cup USA by demonstrating modular robots and Rock Band-playing robots. (May 10, 2012)

Prescription drug identifier takes top prize at Cornell Cup

A device that uses image processing to instantly identify a prescription drug took top honors at the first Cornell Cup USA Presented by Intel, May 4-5. (May 10, 2012)