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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, Mass. - Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Albany Medical College, along with corporate partners GE Global Research and Acoustic MedSystems Inc., have received a ...

An announcement at Worcester Polytechnic Institute of new state funding for advanced manufacturing initiatives included Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito (fourth from right in back row), Executive Officer of ...

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, ...

Are you an inventor looking to turn your ingenious ideas into cash? If you know something about robotics, a new competition may be right up your alley. NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute ...