UTIAS News

UTAT division launches first satellite into space

On November 11, 2023, U of T Engineering students gathered in the basement of the Sandford Fleming Building — known to many as The Pit — to witness the deployment of HERON Mk. II into space.   The 3U CubeSat satellite, […]

Researchers partner with Siemens Energy to tackle sustainable energy production

U of T Engineering researchers have partnered with Siemens Energy to tackle a key challenge in the energy sector: sustainable energy conversion for propulsion and power generation – such as developing gas turbine engines that can run on sustainable energy […]

Reducing aviation’s CO2 emissions challenging but not impossible

For aviation, the path to reduced climate change impact and eventually net-zero carbon dioxide emissions is clear. We must replace fossil fuels with net-zero energy sources, and improve aircraft energy efficiency. The latter is essential given that future energy sources […]

Faculty Spotlight

Professor J. Kelly

Space and Terrestrial Autonomous Robotic Systems (STARS Lab)

Research Focus
• Creating robust autonomous systems that are able to operate independently over long durations in challenging environments on Earth and in Space
• Designing and developing collaborative robots (cobots) which are intended to operate in human-centred, shared workspaces

Current Projects
• Energy-aware traverse planning for planetary rovers
• Deep learning for accurate, long-term visual localization
• Collaborative mobile manipulation in dynamic, uncertain environments