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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In pursuit of new technological solutions for America’s space program and our nation’s future, NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass., have opened registration for the ...

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 ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has won a five-year, $3 million federal grant toward development of a minimally invasive, robotic surgical approach to treating brain tumors, the school announced. WPI ...

A biomedical engineer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is creating a new medical robot that uses minimally invasive technologies to safely and accurately detect and monitor prostate cancer, ...

The robot was constructed with spare parts that would be theoretically available to children in Afghanistan. WPI robotics professor Kenneth Stafford says the film promotes diversity in robotics.