News Archive

Sunday 26 December 2010
The Robotics Lab's Participation in Computer Science Education Week

Computer Science Education Week took place earlier this month all over America from December 5 to 11, 2010. The Robotics Lab contributed to these activities by visiting two different schools in Massachusetts, performing robotics...


Wednesday 22 December 2010
Adam Norton featured in Mass High Tech for iRobot SPARK Program

Lab member Adam Norton was featured in the November 24, 2010 issue of Mass High Tech, along with iRobot CEO Colin Angle, for his work as SPARK Ambassador for iRobot's 20 in 20 Robotics Roadshow in Fall 2010. The initiative took...


Sunday 19 December 2010
Eric McCann receives Honorable Mention in 2011 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards

Lab member Eric McCann has received an Honorable Mention in the 2011 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards for his research on multi-touch computing for robot control and computer games.  Congratulations Eric!

The...


Sunday 12 December 2010
Robotics Lab attends NSF/JST workshop on telepresence robots at Willow Garage (11/30-12/1)

Holly Yanco, Munjal Desai, and Kate Tsui participated the NSF/JST workshop on telepresence robots hosted at Willow Garage on 11/30-12/1. Researchers from the US and Japan shared their latest research and how it related to...