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SI covers intelligent systems and machine learning: models that see, hear and decide on the device, agents that plan and act, and the road toward superintelligence.

  • 01Machine learning & edge intelligence
  • 02Agentic & embodied systems
  • 03Toward superintelligence
Two humanoid robots standing in the lab

In collaboration with PLOT

Humanoids that help in care

We study humanoid robots that see, understand spoken requests and act safely around people, with the goal of supporting care units and the staff who run them.

  • Humanoid Robotics Powered by Vision-Based LLM Zero Shot Interactions 2025
MechatronicsSIMedical
The finished data compute unit building with its yellow door

In collaboration with PLOT

Data compute unit development

We are developing an on-site data compute unit, so the models that see, listen and plan run next to the data they use and sensitive information never has to leave the site.

ResearchSI
A service robot in the lab

In collaboration with Kennesaw State University

Robots you can talk to, with safety built in

We are exploring how people can direct robots in plain language, with the operator always in control.

SIMechatronics
A robot arm and a robotic hand on a workbench

At Voicu Lab

A robot arm that follows your hand

We are developing hand-guided control of a robot arm.

MechatronicsSI
A 3D-printed wearable sensing band

In collaboration with Kennesaw State University

Wearables that understand stress and fatigue

Wearable sensors that recognize stress, fatigue and sleep-related risk.

MedicalSI
A 3D scan of a room corner, shown as a coloured point cloud in the lab viewer

At Voicu Lab

Walk through a room, keep the room

Carry a depth camera around a room and it becomes a 3D copy you can look around later.

MechatronicsSIArt
Modular sensing unit, front view
Modular sensing unit, front view
Humanoid robots in the lab
Humanoid robots in the lab
Service robot in the lab
Service robot in the lab
A sensor on a printed pole mount
A sensor on a printed pole mount

Oct 2026 · Podcast

On the AI or Not podcast with Pamela Isom

Dr. Voicu joins host Pamela Isom to talk about homes with sensing and intelligence built into the walls, processing on the device versus in the cloud and what that means for privacy, assistive robotics for aging, the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, and myths about sentient machines. Season 3, episode 69 (37 min).

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Jun 2026 · Article

When the smart home learns to watch us

A blog post by Dr. Voicu on today's AI wellness sensing at home, how it could turn into pressure to always perform, and the privacy safeguards it needs.

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CBS News Atlanta: Kennesaw State unveils the Shore Innovation Center

Apr 2026 · Press

CBS News Atlanta: Kennesaw State unveils the Shore Innovation Center

A first look inside the new Shore Innovation Center.

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Data compute unit: exterior complete

Apr 2026 · Lab update

Data compute unit: exterior complete

The exterior of the on-site data compute unit is finished; interior fit-out has begun.

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ASIConf 2026 launches at KSU

Apr 2026 · Event

ASIConf 2026 launches at KSU

The inaugural Artificial Superintelligence Conference, chaired by Dr. Voicu, was held on 1 April 2026 at Prillaman Hall, Kennesaw State University: five technical tracks, eleven speakers and IEEE society sponsorship. The proceedings are open access on KSU Digital Commons.

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First live system demo

Mar 2026 · Lab update

First live system demo

The first end-to-end demo ran the privacy-first sensing loop on de-identified captures, across fall detection, aging in place, gait analysis and thermal imaging.

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Intelligent systems run through Voicu Lab’s work: wearables that classify activity and stress, microphones and cameras that detect events on the device, and humanoid robots driven by vision-language models.

In 2026 founder Dr. Razvan Voicu chaired ASIConf, the inaugural Artificial Superintelligence Conference at Kennesaw State University, with open-access proceedings on KSU Digital Commons.