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Only 3 of 60 robots completed both mazes in "Discovering Engineering", an introductory course at ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science.
ANU robots vs. the maze
Student teams watched with hands clasped in prayer as their robot cars attempted to navigate mazes using sonar sensors to detect and avoid obstructions.

Computer scientists and medical doctors are developing algorithms that can screen for and help diagnose ovarian cancer long before symptoms appear.
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Computers to bolster fight against ovarian cancer
A new discovery will allow high-speed computing and machine learning to improve the early detection and treatment of ovarian cancer.

Feiyue Tao feared her research would suffer if she accepted a summer internship with Google, but it didn't prevent her from earning a Postgraduate Medal for Academic Excellence,
Gamble pays off as computing standout lands at Google
Nominations for the Dean's awards for professional staff
At the ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics (CECC), our professional staff members and teams perform an important role in delivering the College priorities to students, academics, the ANU, and each other.

Professor Yuerui (Larry) Lu and his team have discovered a new type of semiconductor structure that will improve the speed and the energy efficiency of smart phones and computers.
Discovery of exciton pairs could enable next-gen technology
Electrical engineers from The Australian National University (ANU) have demonstrated how to create exciton pairs in a new type of semiconductor structure, paving the way for next generation technologies required for high speed computing,

Rosa Rosmery Soto Ruidias, Carina Li, Ho Yan Or, and Natasha Pegler: the only team thus far to escape a computer science "Escape Room" designed by Dr Bernardo Pereira Nunes.
Escape Room unlocks inventive path to learning
An ANU Escape Room aims to teach computational thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration while having a bit of fun.

ANU School of Engineering PhD graduand Chalaka Fernando (far right), sat down with ACT Minister for Transport and City Services Chris Steel MLA (far left), and Professor Matthew Doolan from UNSW (Fernando’s primary supervisor) to discuss his research on how we can reduce the environmental impacts of our daily commute.
Shared EV mobility the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Personal transport in Australia is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions with cars and light commercial vehicles making up
Open Day returns
Over 3,000 people visited the ANU campus on 3 September, 2022, the first in-person Open Day since before the pandemic.
Getting the dose right
Each year, more than four million Australians are administered anaesthetic. [i]