Nicola Bezzo is a University of Virginia assistant professor with joint appointments in the departments of Engineering Systems and Environment and Electrical and Computer Engineering. In UVA Engineering'sLink Labfor cyber-physical systems, Bezzo and his researchers work on methods for moving drones and self-driving vehicles—or autonomous systems—out of the lab and into the real world by continuously improving their ability to safely maneuver in unforeseen or suddenly changing circumstances. Bezzo has a new addition he will gladly welcome to his Autonomous Mobile Robots lab, a four-legged robot that will be used to study artificial intelligence. Meet Spot.