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Robotics

Illustration of a robot and cockroach
Robo Roaches
Published Spring 2018
Hate the cockroach all you want, but there's a lot mechanical engineers can learn from its physical prowess / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Close-up of a cockroach climbing over an obstacle
Mechanical engineering
Roach-inspired robots
Published Feb 13, 2018 Video
By studying cockroach locomotion, scientists learn how to build better, more mobile robots
A robot pauses in front of a bright green plastic ball
Mechanical engineering
See bots run
Published May 18, 2017 Video
Students design next generation robots that play chess, catch balls, leap over obstacles, work together
Reclaimed touch
Published Spring 2017 Video
APL is making the next generation of prosthetic limbs that not only act on thought command, but also send signals back to the brain / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Muyinatu Bell
Innovators under 35
WSE researcher honored
Published Aug 23, 2016
Muyinatu Bell, who mixes sound, light, robotic technology to enhance medical imaging, recognized by 'MIT Technology Review'
The robot spans across railroad tracks on a metal frame and is equipped with cameras and sensors
On track
First response robot
Published July 29, 2016
Remote system developed at APL can assess railway accidents, detect potential hazards
Bot building
Robots that fly, swim, fetch, and drive
Published May 12, 2016
Students in robotics class wrap up, demo independent design projects
Industrial technology
Task masters
Published May 6, 2016 Video
Student team's task robot takes top prize at industrial technology trade fair in Germany
STAR surgeon
Published May 6, 2016
Computer scientist programs robot to perform autonomous 'soft tissue' surgery
Bandit the (animated) dolphin
Brain games
Immersive rehabilitation for stroke victims
Published Nov 17, 2015
'Bandit's Shark Showdown' may change how stroke victim rebuild their motor skills / The New Yorker