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Video ItemRobotics program puts real-world STEM in the hands of Alexandria middle schoolers , video
Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus partnered with College of Engineering undergraduate and graduate students and faculty to provide a Red Rover Robotics Program to middle schoolers in Alexandria City Public Schools.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
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Michael Bartlett receives NSF CAREER award to study soft composite manufacturing , articleBartlett, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will use the $590,600 National Science Foundation CAREER award to research and understand new strategies for manufacturing liquid metal-based soft composites.
Date: Feb 28, 2023 -
Video ItemAfter-school program blends arts and robotics to spark students' interest in STEAM education , video
Virginia Tech researchers Koeun Choi and Myounghoon Jeon are introducing students at Eastern Montgomery Elementary School to various robotics theories through creative outlets such as music and dance. The thirteen week after-school program will culminate in a theater performance featuring robots programmed by the students.
Date: Nov 07, 2022 -
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Afghan student Ayda Haydarpour finds a sense of purpose at Virginia Tech , articleHaydarpour, part of the all-girls robotics team Afghan Dreamers, has always dreamed big. Her road to Virginia Tech to study computer science did not always seem possible. She hopes to return to her country and open a STEM-based school where she will teach and mentor students.
Date: Oct 05, 2022 -
Video ItemDeveloping autonomous underwater robots for varied applications , video
Faculty and graduate students are developing teams of underwater robots to autonomously work together, to solve problems primarily in applications in survey and search.
Date: Sep 08, 2022 -
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Casting for data on microplastics in the ocean , articleWith the new Seale Coastal Zone Observatory, Robert Weiss, a professor of geosciences, aims to model the present and future effects of microplastics on the marine environment and its life.
Date: Sep 02, 2022 -
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Alan Asbeck receives NSF CAREER award to create new type of lower-body exoskeleton , articleAsbeck, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and his team will study the way people walk and adapt to exoskeleton assistance.
Date: May 19, 2022 -
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Ella Atkins appointed head of the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering , articleAtkins joins Virginia Tech from the University of Michigan, where she held the position of professor in aerospace engineering. Her research portfolio integrates artificial intelligence and robotics into aerospace applications and autonomous systems.
Date: May 13, 2022 -
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Fralin Life Sciences Institute supports high school student’s vision of robotics education , articleWith the help of the Education and Outreach Division of the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, high school student John Button has assembled an after-school class that introduces middle school students to robotics specifically to help the environment.
Date: Apr 01, 2022 -
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New soft robot morphs from a ground to air vehicle using liquid metal , articleA research team led by Michael Bartlett, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has created a drone that changes modes by using temperature and dynamic materials. Their work was recently published in Science Robotics.
Date: Feb 09, 2022 -
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Ocean engineers continue to optimize design and performance of autonomous underwater vehicle , articleThrough this multiyear partnership, Virginia Tech students have the opportunity to see the product move from the concept stage all the way to testing in the sea.
Date: Aug 27, 2021 -
Video ItemUsing robots to monitor construction progress , video
Faculty and students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction welcomed industry partner Procon Consulting to campus for the unboxing of the school's new robot from Boston Dynamics. The robot is part of sponsored research to investigate the usability and effectiveness of using robots for on-site construction progress monitoring.
Date: Nov 18, 2020 -
Video ItemResearchers design software, creating robots to help humans , video
Virginia Tech researchers in the Hybrid Dynamic Systems and Robot Locomotion design software for different gaits of legged robots, allowing the machines to assist people with disabilities to walk and to assist or replace humans in hazardous environments.
Date: Sep 16, 2019 -
Video ItemHillside Farm, Laura Flory '08 , video
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumna Laura Flory '08 at her dairy operation, Hillside Farm, in Pulaski County, Virginia. Learn more at https://www.magazine.cals.vt.edu/women-in-farming.html - Created by Tim Skiles, 2018
Date: Dec 16, 2018 -
Video ItemGeosciences professor awaits data from Mars explorer , video
Virginia Tech professor Scott King with the Department of Geosciences in the College of Science, watched NASA’s new InSight lander as it touched down on Mars Nov. 26. King is part of one of the teams selected by NASA to receive data collected by the robotic explorer.
Date: Nov 30, 2018 -
Video ItemHarvesting watermelons with agBOT , video
A student-lead team designed the agBOT watermelon harvester to help aging farmers. The machine can autonomously identify and harvest ripe watermelons. A passive slapper mechanism thumps the watermelons in a way that is similar to how a person tests one at the supermarket, and an onboard microphone helps agBOT determine whether or not to harvest the watermelon.
Date: Jun 14, 2018