News and events
Hazardous microplastics heaviest in Bulimba Creek in Brisbane
Bulimba Creek was found to have a high load of hazardous microplastics in an investigation of the composition of microplastic types in three Brisbane creeks by QUT researchers.
QUT humanoid robot to lead wellness activities at Brisbane Festival
Brisbane Festival goers will have the opportunity to come face to face with a humanoid robot programmed to take them through an exercise-based wellness routine at South Bank on September 22 and 23.
Flying car touches down at QUT Open Day
From pod racers in 'Star Wars' to Matthew Reilly’s 'Hover Car Racer', flying cars were once the stuff of science fiction. Now, with electric racing series Airspeeder, QUT is helping turn that vision into reality.
QUT scientist awarded one of computational mechanics' highest honours
QUT Distinguished Professor Yuantong Gu has received a prestigious Fellows Award from the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM), one of the highest honours awarded in the field worldwide.
STEM sisters forge robotics careers at QUT
Resilience, perseverance and a passion for problem solving has led twin sisters from a tiny town on the edge of the Queensland outback to one of Australia’s top robotics research centres.
Hello QUTie! QUT’s new humanoid robot takes on the real world
Meet QUTie – the small humanoid robot who is the newest member of the QUT Centre for Robotics and already out meeting people around Brisbane and Queensland to help researchers better understand human-robot interactions.