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Class of 2025: Yuri Braga emerges as an entrepreneurial engineer , articleUsing his computer engineering education, Braga blends his passion for software systems and health care to create a new start-up.
Date: Dec 09, 2025 - -
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Ethical robots and AI take center stage with support from National Science Foundation grant , articleFunding will help researchers refine after-school robotics program, add artificial intelligence ethics components, and share curriculum more broadly.
Date: Sep 15, 2025 - -
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Philanthropy supports student team in global robotics competition , articleWith support made possible through the Des Champs Chair, the VEX-U Robotics team is turning mechanical engineering departmental backing into hands-on learning and career-defining experiences. The endowed chair, established by alumnus Nick de Champs and his wife Rebecca, provides flexible funding that allows leadership to invest directly in student experiences.
Date: Sep 02, 2025 - -
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But first, pizza: Team creates assistive robotics that can make you a meal , articleCould robots help those with mobility issues make a pizza? With support from the National Science Foundation, a team of Virginia Tech mechanical engineers are using robotic grippers and artificial intelligence to make that idea a reality.
Date: Jul 28, 2025 - -
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Afghan Dreamer, now a Virginia Tech student, reflects on movie about her team's triumphs , articleThe new movie “Rule Breakers” tells the story of the first Afghan Girls Robotic Team, known as the Afghan Dreamers, and how the teammates overcame cultural, financial, and diplomatic obstacles to participate in international robotics competitions. One of them, Ayda Haydarpour, now studies computer science. She discusses what it's like having a movie about her experiences hit silver screens and streaming services.
Date: May 14, 2025 - -
Video ItemA helping hand for wheelchair users , video
A group of undergraduates in the senior design program of the Department of Mechanical Engineering have worked with Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy to create a new robotic hand that provides valuable assistance. As the team reaches the end of their design cycle, they look back with the sponsors over the year of victories and challenges.
Date: May 01, 2025 - -
Video ItemBrotherly bond sparks biomedical impact , video
Thomas Lu, a senior in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech, is using his talents in technology to forge a path into biomedical engineering and make the world a better place for people like his brother, Gordon. Together with his research advisor, Eli Vlaisavljevich, and other classmates, Lu has developed advanced, robotically guided histotripsy systems for treating bone cancer. He shares how his family has shaped his outlook on life, how we can see ourselves in technology, and his passion for helping others.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 - -
Video ItemAfghan student's story comes to the big screen , video
Ayda Haydarpour is a computer science student at Virginia Tech. In 2021, Haydarpour and her peers on the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, “Afghan Dreamers,” won the Judges Award in FIRST Robotics Global 2021 competition. Their robotics team is the focus of a recent movie, Rule Breakers.
Date: Apr 23, 2025 - -
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Move fast and build bots , articleAfter a first-year failure, a College of Engineering double major scaled the largest student robotics team in the university’s history — and scored a job at YouTube.
Date: Apr 14, 2025 - -
Video ItemResearcher uses human emotions to control construction robot , video
Hongrui Yu is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering. She's using her research to help ease construction workers into the use of robots on the job.
Date: Feb 25, 2025 - -
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Research turns robotic hardware into flatware , articleEating meals can be a challenge for people with limited mobility. Virginia Tech researchers have created a new robot-friendly utensil to assist.
Date: Feb 07, 2025 - -
Video ItemEngineering a better way to eat , video
Virginia Tech researchers, along with collaborators at Cornell University, have created a new robot friendly utensil to assist individuals with limited mobility. The kiri-spoon – from “kirigami,” the Japanese art form of cutting paper – can both grasp like a fork and scoop like a spoon.
Date: Jan 30, 2025 - -
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Class of 2024: Haley Rindfleisch takes control of her engineering future , articleAs the youngest daughter of two John Deere mechanical engineers, Rindfleisch spent her days working with her dad in the garage and taking auto shop classes. When it came time for college, she was prepared to major in the “family business” (mechanical engineering) at Virginia Tech.
Date: Dec 13, 2024 - -
Video ItemTouching the virtual world with ForceBot , video
Doctoral student An-Chi He in mechanical engineering works on ForceBot—an robotic platform that enhances the sensation of walking across terrain in VR. Without the haptic sensation of walking, VR can create motion sickness in some users. ForceBot may lead to development in virtual training exercises and remote operation of humanoid robots.
Date: Dec 04, 2024 - -
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Decoding the arms of an octopus , articleNoel Naughton is part of a team that has modeled the mechanisms of an octopus’ arms, laying the groundwork for robotics that work the same way.
Date: Nov 20, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech team creates new method of flexing on electronics , articleResearchers devised a new method for creating soft, flexible electric connections across and through circuit layers, paving the way for advanced soft robotics, wearable devices, and more.
Date: Oct 24, 2024 - -
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New research on octopus-inspired technology successfully maneuvers underwater objects , articleAssociate Professor Michael Bartlett leads a team that created an octopus-inspired adhesive for strong attachment and rapid release in challenging underwater conditions.
Date: Oct 09, 2024 - -
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Alexander Leonessa honored with emeritus status , articleLeonessa led flagship efforts in robotics and academic leadership before his retirement.
Date: Sep 09, 2024 - -
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Undergraduate research integrates robotic devices and engineering majors , articleKereshmeh Afsari, construction engineering and management assistant professor, mentors four undergraduate students across engineering disciplines to improve safety and efficiency for stormwater pollution prevention inspections at construction job sites.
Date: Jun 04, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech researcher creates new tool to move tiny bioparticles , articleThe ability to move small things with microscale resolution and without making physical contact is far beyond the ability of human hands. Robotics provide a means to achieve this microscopic manipulation, and Assistant Professor Zhenhua Tian has created new tools for the task.
Date: May 24, 2024 -
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