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MassRobotics opens applications for 4th annual Form and Function Robotics Challenge

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…have represented leading institutions, including Northeastern University, Tufts University, Seoul National University, Harvard University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, the University of British Columbia, MIT, Indiana University Bloomington, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Waterloo. “At maxon, we’re excited to back the Form and Function Robotics Challenge by providing student teams with the high‑precision motors and controllers they need…


Northeastern Researchers Explore the Arctic With Robot to Learn How Fast Glaciers Are Melting

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…Singh and a team of Northeastern University robotics researchers recently traveled to the Arctic with the goal of helping to address the climate crisis. Using a robot boat, known as an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV), Singh’s team created 3D models of two glaciers to determine if they could track them melting in the span of hours and days. That timeframe…


Caltech Aims All Terrain M4 Morphobot at NASA Mars Mission

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…electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University, as a faculty researcher at JPL last summer to develop it further. The team currently includes Gharib and Ramezani, as well as Eric Sihite, a postdoctoral scholar research associate in aerospace at Caltech; Arash Kalantari from JPL; and Reza Nemovi, a design engineer at Caltech's Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST). Its…


To Help Recover Balance, Robotic Exoskeletons Have to Be Faster Than Human Reflexes

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…now an assistant professor at Northeastern University. “I was surprised about the results — pleasantly surprised. I think it's a very fascinating result.” How the study was conducted The team used a pair of commercially available ankle exoskeleton boots from Dephy Inc. for the study. Participants donned the boots and stood on a custom platform in Lena Ting’s Neuromechanics Lab…


Robots Continue to Permeate the Modern Supply Chain

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…of supply chain management at Northeastern University. In a Northeastern news article, she cited three examples. Micro-fulfillment centers, a step toward fully automated “dark stores,” can provide orders for nearby customers. Amazon Go stores use cameras and intelligent software to track purchases and charge customers as they leave the premises, replacing cashier kiosks. Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped can perform dangerous…


Robot Block Party Held by MassRobotics Shows Off Massachusetts Innovations

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…CSAIL demonstrated two smaller quadrupeds. The Institute for Experiential Robotics at Northeastern University showed a rover with a robotic arm, its entry into the 2021 University Rover Challenge. In April, Northeastern won a Research, Innovation, Scholarship, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) award for its robot to extract, melt, and purify water from subsurface ice on Mars. Editor's note: Cesareo Contreras contributed to…


10 MassRobotics Resident Startups to Watch

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…The company started out of Northeastern University and is based out of Northeastern’s Innovation campus in Burlington, Mass. A rendering of MatrixDrive's system. Scalable Robotics Scalable Robotics provides a layer that runs on top of existing commercial off-the-shelf hardware to enable industrial robots to be more easily programmed “for continuous processes such as arc welding or painting,” according to MassRobotics.…


MassTech Exec Touts Grants at MassRobotics RoboSource Event

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…1 through 3. Partnering with Northeastern University, the state gave the university a $200,000 grant to fund its AI Jumpstart Pilot Program. Nolan said the program is designed to help Massachusetts businesses who are interested in incorporating artificial intelligence into their operations. “The program will incorporate AI and machine learning tools and techniques into businesses across a range of industries,…


Robotics Promises to Help People With Disabilities

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…A bioengineering graduate student at Northeastern University in Boston has designed a robotic hand able to produce sign language. The student, Samantha Johnson, named the system “TATUM,” which stands for “Tactile ASL Translational User Mechanism.” The genesis of the robot began when Johnson took a course in American Sign Language (ASL) in her second year at Northeastern. The course put…


igus Expands North American Leadership Team, Names Five New Vice Presidents

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…igus. Miller, a graduate of Northeastern University, joined the company in 1999 and oversees all aspects of its dry-tech division. Ciringione joined igus in 1995, starting out with the company as an inside sales technical representative. He has led the company’s highly successful e-chain division since 2003. Hardee joined igus in 2001 and also brings more than three decades of…


Furhat Robotics Acquires Misty Robotics to Advance Human-Machine Interfaces

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…as academic institutions such as Northeastern University. “As a robotics company, we have always admired the work of the Misty Robotics team, so to be joining forces with them is an exciting moment,” said Al Moubayed. “Ian Bernstein and Tim Enwall from Misty Robotics will join Furhat’s advisory board, and other senior team members from Colorado will join our management…


Caltech’s LEONARDO Bipedal Robot Combines Walking With Flying for More Agile Locomotion

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…Ramezani, former Caltech postdoctoral scholar and currently an assistant professor at Northeastern University. This research was supported by the Caltech Gary Clinard Innovation Fund and Caltech's Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies.


3D Printing Ushers In Wave of New Cybersecurity Risks

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…colleagues at Rutgers University and Northeastern University, have come up with the PrinTracker solution, which essentially can detect a unique “fingerprint” of a printer to aid in traceability. Their discovery was that 3D printed objects have in-fill patterns, which vary due to a printer’s model type, filament, nozzle size and other factors; this enables them to trace a printed object…


3D Printing Start-up Fortify Secures $10M in Series A Funding Led By Accel

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…and Dr. Joshua Martin at Northeastern University, applications for their technology can be found in the manufacturing, aerospace and automotive industries among others. With Fortify’s patented hardware and software, users are granted control over fiber alignment throughout each printed part - allowing them to “tune” material properties for specific applications. “Now more than ever before, it's vital that the U.S.…


Using Third-Party Logistics Providers to Chase Amazon’s Ecommerce Fulfillment Proficiency

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…of supply chain management at Northeastern University who has surveyed 3PL CEOs for nearly 25 years. “They are trying to respond with an omnichannel solution to maintain brick-and-mortar stores, but also be competitive in e-commerce.” “Because a lot of retailers - particularly small ones - can’t afford to put together their own stand-alone e-commerce business with the geographic and inventory…


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