MEAM MSE students independently competed at IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2024 in Japan. The team, comprised of four students from the class of 2025 - Saurav Agrawal, Sai Chand Gubbala, Tejendra Patel and Kevin Paulose - took on this challenge with enthusiasm and determination. The team competed the F1tenth Autonomous Grand Prix and the Bots & Bento competition. With guidance from Rahul Mangharam, Professor in ESE, and support from the Dean's Office, thes...| MEAM Blog @ Penn Engineering
Looking to the design of muscle integration in the human spine, Cynthia Sung is developing a robotic spine in her lab to advance the movement of soft robotics. Inspired by the variety of muscles that control movement in animals, Cynthia Sung, Gabel Family Term Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at Penn Engineering, aims to advance movement and stiffness control in today’s robots to make future robotic platforms more adaptable and efficient. Her pr...| MEAM Blog @ Penn Engineering