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Advancing Intelligence.

Colorado AI Research pioneers the intersection of machine learning, computer vision, and robotics to solve complex real-world challenges.

Meet the Team
Latest: "KenGPT: A New Kind of Department Chair" @ NeurIPS 2025 New Grant from NSF Robust Intelligence on Making Robots Feel Actual Pain "Just in Case" Welcome back to the team: Dr. Christoffer Heckman Upcoming Seminar: "Transformer Architectures for Cats" on Jan 18
Latest: "KenGPT: A New Kind of Department Chair" @ NeurIPS 2025 New Grant from NSF Robust Intelligence on Making Robots Feel Actual Pain "Just in Case" Welcome back to the team: Dr. Christoffer Heckman Upcoming Seminar: "Transformer Architectures for Cats" on Jan 18

Impactful Research Areas

Our work spans fundamental theory to real-world applications, addressing the most challenging problems in AI today.

Computer Vision
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Computer Vision

From low-light scene understanding to 3D reconstruction, we are pushing the boundaries of how machines perceive the world.

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NLP & LLMs
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NLP & LLMs

Investigating bias, reasoning capabilities, and efficiency in large language models to create more equitable AI.

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Robotics
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Robotics

From creating human-centric robots that can work safely and effectively with people to bridging the simulation-to-reality gap with reinforcement learning and tactile sensing for dexterous manipulation.

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Explore our work in machine learning theory, AI for science, and human-computer interaction.

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Oct12

Transformer Architectures Seminar

Deep dive into the latest efficiency improvements.

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The annual CAIR Symposium is scheduled for Dec 15th.

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News, publications, and events from the lab.

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Faculty & Staff

Meet the minds behind the research. Our diverse team comprises experts from across the globe, united by a passion for harnessing AI as a force for good.

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Prof. Christoffer Heckman

Director, Associate Professor

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Prof. Bradley Hayes

Associate Professor

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Prof. Esther Rolf

Assistant Professor

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Sarah Jenkins

PhD Candidate

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Marcus Johnson

Postdoctoral Researcher

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