GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just hours before the 2022 FIRST Global Challenge Opening Ceremonies at the Palexpo, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in partnership with DEKA Research and Development ...

WORCESTER ― A year ago, a Halloween event in Worcester Polytechnic Institute's robotics department inspired a development that could end up saving lives. Nitin Sanket, assistant professor of robotics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WORCESTER ― As a leading university in robotics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute has designed robots that have performed tasks all ...

The arm uses origami for its construction. Lightweight plastic is folded in construction. The arm is designed to assist people with disabilities. WORCESTER — When someone envisions a robotic arm, they ...

Researchers at WPI are using origami to design a robot that could help wheelchair users pick up and grasp objects. Worcester, Mass. (Feb. 18, 2025)–Inspired by origami, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ...

Camden Brayton, a member of the Class of 2027 majoring in robotics engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed a ...

AiM Medical Robotics in Worcester announced on Wednesday it has appointed Gregory Fischer as the company’s new CEO.The medical device company’s former CEO Robert Cathcart has been named executive ...

After working for two and a half years, putting in thousands of hours and writing more than a million lines of code, the robotics team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) finished in the top ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute‘s undergraduate program for robotics engineering has received accreditation from a nationwide engineering organization, the school announced. WPI said its program is ...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Slightly less than a year away from the DARPA robotics challenge finals, roboticists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are already working more than 50 hours a week on the robot ...