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 ...

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 ...

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 Polytechnic Institute will offer the nation’s first bachelor’s degree program in robotics engineering starting in the fall of ’07. Students in the program, which is to be offered jointly by ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor Haichong Zhang has received a nearly $2-million grant to fund his research into a prostate cancer detecting robot. Zhang, an assistant professor in biomedical ...

WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To help meet the demand for professionals with expertise in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has ...

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 ...

As industrial technology evolves, further blurring the lines between mechanical and electrical disciplines, industry and academia are striving to keep As industrial technology evolves, further ...