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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WORCESTER – A team of students and faculty from Worcester Polytechnic Institute has advanced to the finals of a NASA-sponsored international robotics competition. Team Capricorn also advanced to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 (WPI), Worcester, Mass., will become the only university to offer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in robotics engineering with the addition of a PhD program ...