Our WPI FORW-RD NRT Program Trainees in the WPI Soft Robotics Lab were recently featured on WBZ | CBS Boston for their inspiring work https://lnkd.in/d82VcKfr
WPI FORW-RD NRT Program
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Worcester，Massachusetts 444 位关注者
Future of Robots in the Workplace - Research & Development (FORW-RD) Human-Robot Interfacing Program
关于我们
Robots will steal (some of) our jobs, and this may not necessarily be a bad thing. It is inevitable that robotic interfaces and assistants will play a bigger role in the workplace in the decades ahead of us. Yet, as current robotics research shows, robots perform better at tasks that are considerably difficult for humans and fail in tasks that are easy for humans. As such, the future of work depends on how well we can establish a division of labor between robots and humans so that robots will perform tasks that are risky and dangerous, and humans will focus on higher-level, more meaningful, and yet easier, value-added activities that are less strenuous. With support from the National Science Foundation, and led by a team of Principal Investigators (PI) from Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Material Science, Business School, Social Sciences and Humanities, the FORW-RD program focuses on the adoption of robotic interfaces and assistants in the workplace. We plan to train a total of 120 MS and Ph.D. students over 5 years, including awards of 30 one-year NRT training stipends to Ph.D. – level Trainees. We aim to recruit and retain a diverse group of trainees. Each graduate student will complete their thesis/dissertation on an aspect of human-robot interfacing in the workplace. Students will be required to attend the FORW-RD Thinking Seminar Series in their first year and the Flash FORW-RD Workshops in their second year. Internships are recommended in the summer of the first or second year. Experienced trainees will help with recruiting and mentor 1st-year trainees. Based on their level of experience they may also co-advise undergraduate capstone projects.
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https://wp.wpi.edu/forwrd/
WPI FORW-RD NRT Program的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 研究服务
- 规模
- 51-200 人
- 总部
- Worcester，Massachusetts
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- 教育机构
- 创立
- 2019
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100 Institute Rd
US，Massachusetts，Worcester，01609
WPI FORW-RD NRT Program员工
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Great highlight of one of our amazing trainees in the FORW-RD NRT Program.
Congratulations to Neehal, one of our exceptional graduate students in the WPI FORW-RD NRT Program! Neehal is on the verge of completing his MS Thesis and is set to graduate this coming May 2025. His impactful leadership and unwavering support have truly made a difference within our group. Neehal's contributions have been invaluable, and he will be greatly missed as he moves forward from this chapter. Neehal is always ready to help me with any technical needs and I will miss his presence in our program.
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More great work from our trainees.
Our paper, "Human-Robot Collaboration for the Remote Control of Mobile Humanoid Robots with Torso-Arm Coordination" has been accepted to #ICRA2025! This work aims to advance manipulation strategies by integrating torso and arm movements, enhancing the control and efficiency of complex robotic systems (like IONA - Intelligent rObotic Nursing Assistant). As #humanoid #robots are increasingly used in remote operation scenarios—such as hospitals and assisted living environments—our approach balances human input and autonomy to improve reachability, manipulability, and overall task performance. Through a user study with 17 participants, we evaluated different #collaboration strategies and identified user preferences for effective torso-arm coordination. A huge thank you to my co-author Lorena Genua, and my advisor Zhi Li for their contributions and support! Looking forward to discussing our findings at #ICRA 2025 and connecting with the #robotics community. Who else is coming? Let's (re)connect in Atlanta, Geogria! ?? #ICRA2025 #HumanoidRobots #HumanRobotCollaboration #HRC #RoboticsResearch #PhD #Research
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WPI FORW-RD NRT Program will be attending the WTWH Media LLC's Robotics Summit & Expo at the Boston Convention Center for our 3rd consecutive year on April 30th and May 1st. We are excited to connect with the brightest minds in robotics from around the world to learn from them and share our research with them! We will also be cheering on our WPI team in the MassRobotics Form & Function Competition. Will we see you there?
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WPI FORW-RD NRT Program Graduate Nick Pratt visited us at WPI this afternoon and shared his post-PhD experience with our current trainees as part of our Where they are Now seminar series. Nick is now a Senior Mechanical Engineer at SI2 Technologies and very much enjoying his position. Professor Pratap Rao and members of Nick's former lab all attended.
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WPI FORW-RD NRT Program Faculty and Graduate Trainees working together to help those in wheelchairs with soft robotics. https://lnkd.in/e_jdnQpC
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We know that WPI research is extraordinary, and now everyone else does, too! WPI has attained the top-tier designation of R1 in the new Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This classification places WPI among 187 American colleges and universities with the highest levels of research and PhD awards. Read more about this achievement, which follows a decade of research growth at WPI, here: https://bit.ly/4hwkFY0.
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Happy to see our WPI FORW-RD NRT Program trainees working at Coops and Internships within our amazing Robotics Community.
Graduate research student at WPI working on machine learning accelerated trajectory optimization.You can find my resume and a list of what I've done/am doing on my website below.
Starting this January, I will be working at SharkNinja as a co-op in the Controls Engineering Team. This is a marvelous opportunity for me to apply what I’ve learned on refining products that make cooking faster and more enjoyable. I'm very grateful for it and I want to thank everybody helping me along the way. Had some nice talks with the team and looking forward to working with you! #WeAreSharkNinja?
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Good Luck in your Pitch on Friday Peter Abosede
This man, I must tell you --- this man, this founder, he is something else my friends. Of a quantity in entrepreneurial nobility that is superabundant in substantive worth, and of a quality that makes Peter Abosede soar in my estimation far beyond the initial staging grounds of the hesitant dreamers -- where runway gives way to the clear blue sky of the active seeker, higher still into the stratosphere of prime opportunity. Learning from Christopher R. Dube that there are those who have a certain "effect" around them, this is very apparent to me with Peter -- who not only works hard but smart, and whose smartness is, as every mentor of his will no doubt tell you as well as founder peer and beyond, matched by genuine decency. When you have this and then add to it many years of expertise, many years dedication identifying a problem and wanting to solve it with all your might... You have someone who perfectly qualified, like Terence Tan, for the Boston New Technology (BNT) Arena as an example and an emblem of what we look for. What is SAMIS AI? SAMIS AI is a collaborative platform that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance aviation maintenance and inspection processes. By integrating technologies such as spatial computing, blockchain, and robotics, SAMIS AI aims to automate and simplify aircraft maintenance documentation, diagnostics, and reporting workflows. This approach seeks to improve safety, reduce labor and time costs, and foster a collaborative environment between humans and robots in aviation operations. If you're curious in learning more, come hear Peter speak on Friday. Links in the comments below.
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