As the plastics industry moves toward increased product differentiation, suppliers of equipment and robotic solutions are stepping up to help processors separate from the field. From an economic ...

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: A laboratory-based introduction to robotics. Focus will be on both hardware (sensors and actuators) and software (sensor processing and behavior development). Topics will include: ...

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For approximately three months, many researchers in the College of Engineering and Applied Science have been working remotely. Now, they are gradually and safely returning to campus to continue their ...

James Sohn (MSR '19) talks about his background and what he hopes to learn during his time in Northwestern's Master of Science in Robotics (MSR) program. James Sohn witnessed the impact robots can ...

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its gait to different, unfamiliar terrain, just like a real animal, in what is believed to ...

The overarching learning goal of this class is to create an appreciation for the tight interplay between mechanism, sensor, and control in the design of intelligent systems. This includes (1) formally ...