MEAM Seminar: “Motion Planning for a Variable Topology Truss Robot”
Variable Topology Trusses (VTTs) are a new type of modular, self-reconfigurable robot (MSRR). Like other self-reconfigurable robot systems, a VTT can change its shape to adapt to a variety of […]
MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “The Design of a Community-Informed Socially Interactive Humanoid Robot and End-effectors for Novel Edge-Rolling”
This dissertation discusses my work in building an HRI platform called Quori and my once separate now integrated work on a manipulation method that can enable robots like Quori, or […]
MEAM Seminar: “Modboats: Building an Aquatic Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robotic System out of Underactuated Modules”
Modular robots offer the promise of flexibility; we will be able to deploy teams of generalist modules and reconfigure them into various specialists to perform whatever task is necessary. Surface […]
MEAM Seminar: “Sedimentation of Active Suspensions: Hindrance and Phase-separation”
Sedimentation of active matter is found in many natural and industrial processes. It plays an important role on the distribution of plankton in oceans, which is key part of the […]
MEAM Seminar: “Mixing with Activity: Transport of Swimming Microorganisms in Complex Flows”
How will swimming microorganisms affect the mixing of a diffusive contaminant in chaotic flows? Answers to this question can lead to improved understanding of the spread of pollutants (e.g. algal […]
MEAM Seminar: “Mobile Wireless Infrastructure on Demand in Robot Teams”
The promise of multi-robot systems is that they can complete tasks quicker and more efficiently than a single robot. However, such performance gains are only realized if robots can communicate […]
MEAM Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Enhancing Strength and Toughness Via Reinforcement with Nanocellulose Fibers”
Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are a nanomaterial obtained from plant sources and have excellent mechanical properties, high aspect ratios, and are biodegradable. As a reinforcing phase, CNFs have the potential to […]
PSOC@Penn Talk “Small fat droplets are sufficiently rigid to indent a nucleus, dilute the lamina, and cause rupture” (Irena Ivanoska)
Contact manu@seas.upenn.edu for the Zoom link. Title: “Small fat droplets are sufficiently rigid to indent a nucleus, dilute the lamina, and cause rupture”
MEAM Seminar: “Aluminum Scandium Nitride Films for Microelectromechanical Systems Resonator’s Next-Generation Cellular Technology”
Advancements in wireless and sensor technology have resulted in increasing demand for piezoelectric MEMS devices in wireless handsets and base stations, automobile technology, health monitoring sensors, and environmental sensors. Due […]
Department of Bioengineering 2022 Juneteenth Address: “Perspectives on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Through a Rehabilitation, Medicine and Robotics Research Lens” (Dr. Michelle Johnson)
Join the Department of Bioengineering for a Juneteenth Address delivered by Dr. Michelle Johnson, Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Bioengineering and Director of the Rehabilitation Robotics […]