The arm uses origami for its construction. Lightweight plastic is folded in construction. The arm is designed to assist people with disabilities. WORCESTER — When someone envisions a robotic arm, they ...

WORCESTER ― As a leading university in robotics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute has designed robots that have performed tasks all over the world. When producers from Hollywood saw a YouTube video of ...

Researchers at WPI are using origami to design a robot that could help wheelchair users pick up and grasp objects. Worcester, Mass. (Feb. 18, 2025)–Inspired by origami, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ...

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just hours before the 2022 FIRST Global Challenge Opening Ceremonies at the Palexpo, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in partnership with DEKA Research and Development ...

Are you an inventor looking to turn your ingenious ideas into cash? If you know something about robotics, a new competition may be right up your alley. Are you an inventor looking to turn your ...

WORCESTER – A team of students and faculty from Worcester Polytechnic Institute has advanced to the finals of a NASA-sponsored international robotics competition. Team Capricorn also advanced to the ...

AiM Medical Robotics in Worcester announced on Wednesday it has appointed Gregory Fischer as the company’s new CEO.The medical device company’s former CEO Robert Cathcart has been named executive ...

An announcement at Worcester Polytechnic Institute of new state funding for advanced manufacturing initiatives included Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito (fourth from right in back row), Executive Officer of ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Mass., will become the only university to offer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in robotics Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), ...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Slightly less than a year away from the DARPA robotics challenge finals, roboticists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are already working more than 50 hours a week on the robot ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) returned from the NASA-sponsored Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage Exploration Robo-Ops Competition with a first-place win – its second ...