A four wheeled rover with an excavator attachment on a sandy field

A team of aspiring students from The University of Queensland has won a share in honours in an international space competition.

3 April 2024

A University of Queensland engineer has followed nature’s example and developed whiskers for drones and robots, allowing machines to sense surroundings just as animals do.

15 August 2019
Walking robots are set to be much more affordable

Walking robots could soon assist in search and rescue missions or deliver your groceries now that a new system has been developed to bring a more affordable option to the market.

16 January 2019

Today marks the day Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrive in the fictional future in Back to the Future II. What about the film’s other predictions of the year 2015?

21 October 2015
A robotic soccer ball developed by UQ engineers is helping people with vision impairment improve their game participation.

A robotic soccer ball is set to improve social ball game participation for people with visual impairment, thanks to a team of University of Queensland engineers and Vision Australia.

7 January 2015
The UQ-designed unmanned surveillance helicopter.

Surf lifesavers, police, fire fighters and rescue workers across Australia and around the world could benefit from new unmanned surveillance technology developed in Brisbane, after the signing of an agreement today.

14 April 2014