McGovern and Markey Visit WPI to Tour Robotics Lab
Friday, October 24, 2014
Oryx, a planetary rover, and Aero, a robot used in a recent NASA Centennial Challenge, were two of the robotic systems that McGovern and Markey were introduced to at the Robotics and Intelligent Vehicles Research Laboratory. They also got to see WPI's Autonomous Robotic Collaboration Lab where researchers create Algorithms which allow robots to interact with the world.
“I am enormously proud to have such brilliant people living, learning and working right here in Worcester,” said U.S.. Representative Jim McGovern about the facility.
“WPI believes it is critical to continue to bring together disparate technologies all working toward the same goal,” said Taskin Padir, assistant professor of robotics engineering at WPI, he is involved in multiple robotics efforts on campus.
RIVeR Lab at WPI was founded in 2010 with the goal being to raise awareness about the state of robotic technology and how it can save and improve lives.
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