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Join us for the [HYBRID] GRASP on Robotics: Russ Tedrake, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Planning on Graphs of Convex Sets” - This Friday (10/29) @ 10:30am in Wu & Chen Auditorium and via Zoom!
https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/events/grasp-on-robotics-russ-tedrake/
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Join us for the [HYBRID] Fall 2021 GRASP SFI: Mathew Halm, University of Pennsylvania, “Physics-Inspired Learning for Discontinuous Contact Dynamics” - This Wednesday (10/27) @ 3:00pm in Levine 307 and via Zoom!
https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/events/fall-2021-grasp-sfi-matt-halm/
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Join us for the [HYBRID] GRASP on Robotics: Frank L. Hammond, Georgia Institute of Technology, “The Importance of Pneumatic Actuation in Adaptive Robotic Devices” - This Friday (10/22) @ 10:30am in Wu & Chen Auditorium and via Zoom!
https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/events/grasp-on-robotics-frank-l-hammond/
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Watch GRASP's own Cynthia Sung in this clip from @CBSUnstoppable w/ @MirandaCosgrove! Find out more about her group's work at https://sung.seas.upenn.edu/
#MissionUnstoppable @PennEngineers @GRASPlab
https://youtu.be/8jprzZYWOXc
Join us for the [HYBRID] Fall 2021 GRASP SFI: Ana-Andreea Stoica, Columbia University, “Diversity and Inequality in Social Networks” - This Wednesday (10/20) @ 3:00pm in Levine 307 and via Zoom!
https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/events/fall-2021-grasp-sfi-ana-stoica/
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So excited to see GRASP's own Prof. Cynthia Sung featured in @CBSUnstoppable w/ @MirandaCosgrove airing this Saturday! Check your local listings for air times near you. https://sung.seas.upenn.edu/ #MissionUnstoppableTV @PennEngineers @CBS @CBSDreamTeam @GDIGM @IfThenSheCan @GRASPlab
