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AI can write a wedding toast or summarize a paper. But what happens when it’s asked to build a bomb?
November 29th, 2023
The alchemy behind the diamond: Unearthing baseball’s beloved mud
The mud has been sourced by one family safeguarding its location for nearly 90 years and is a goopy, grayish-brown substance that has the curious property of “spreading like cream, and gripping like sandpaper,” according to Douglas Jerolmack, a professor of earth and environmental science at Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences…
What Are Industrial Robots?
Due to the nature of the work they perform, “industrial robots must be strong, fast and accurate,” Nadia Figueroa, a mechanical engineering and applied mechanics professor at the University of Pennsylvania…
The GRASP Lab Goes Corporate: Fall 2023 GRASP Industry Day
The GRASP Laboratory has been hosting an annual Industry Day event since 2014. At this event, GRASP faculty and industry connections share insight into each other’s research and the future directions of both the robotics industry and academia.
GRASP Lab Virtual Facility Tour
A virtual tour through our 21,000 square feet of research facilities.
Virtual GRASP Lab Demo Videos
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Dr. Marc Miskin's nanorobots were featured in a CNN video article!
Watch it here:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2023/11/24/origami-microbots-healthcare-spc-intl.cnn
#GRASP #GRASPLab #Nanorobots
In a recent @BuiltIn interview, Prof. Nadia Figueroa delves into the game-changing role of #industrialrobots in revolutionizing manufacturing. She emphasizes their strength, speed, and accuracy while shedding light on safety measures.
My lab is recruiting multiple Ph.D. students, focused on achieving dexterous robotic manipulation using only seconds to minutes of data. We're excited about both model-based and learned approaches that leverage physics. Apply to Penn in MEAM/ESE/CIS by December 1st!
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