Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A student focuses intently as he operates one arm of a many-armed robot, while a teacher watches

The future is robotic surgery. These students get a front-row seat

UC San Francisco

August 28, 2025

UCSF is the first university to certify medical students as bedside assistants for robotic surgeries, giving the next generation of surgeons a head start in a burgeoning field.

Take a tour of your thoughts with the 'Glass Brain'

The Glass Brain is kind of like it sounds. It’s a colorful, 3-D window into all the mysterious activities that light up the brain.

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Can artificial intelligence tell a polar bear from a can opener?

How closely do deep learning computer networks mimic the human brain? There's still a long way to go, psychologists find.

Gopesh Tilvawala speaks to someone across a table

Graduate student’s steerable brain device wins big at inventors competition

Gopesh Tilvawala is developing a first-of-its-kind catheter to navigate tiny arteries in the brain.

Technology startup founded by UC Santa Barbara grads wins first place at the 2018 UC Startup Showcase

Milo Sensors evolved from a student-driven business proposal to pioneering the next wave of wearable technology.