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Engineering students explore prototyping through maker opportunities at Behrend

5/2/18

At Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, students in the honors sections of Charlotte de Vries’ EDGSN 100: Introduction to Engineering Design course have become more engaged in the classroom thanks to the ability to make Arduino prototypes. De Vries, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, started this project in the fall as a solution to lack of student engagement and interest in classes where students were unable to build actual prototypes.

Mont Alto STEM Camp Robotics

Penn State Mont Alto STEM Camp registration now open

4/6/18

Penn State Mont Alto is currently taking registrations for its annual STEM Camp, which provides incoming ninth and 10th graders opportunities to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through hands-on activities facilitated by University faculty.

Penn College David Zlotnicki and 'wired glove' robot project

Penn College student's 'wired glove' brings robot to life

4/4/18

Pennsylvania College of Technology student David Zlotnicki, majoring in electronics and computer engineering technology and in robotics and automation, has built a "wired glove," a creation that allows him to manipulate the arm of a robot.

Robotics Competition 2017

Robots set for action Jan. 27 at Penn State York

1/24/18

First Relic Recovery is the name of the game when 36 teams of middle and high school students from across Pennsylvania participate in the FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) South Central PA Regional Qualifier, robotics competition, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Penn State York.

FTC 2017

More than 500 attend robotics competition at Penn State York

1/26/17

Robots were in action on Jan. 21. at Penn State York when 35 teams of middle- and high-school students took part in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) South Central Pennsylvania Regional Qualifier, a robotics competition. The winning alliance, comprised of three teams, included the Javengers from Enola, Pennsylvania; Cubix^3 from Hampstead, Maryland; and Sparks from Villanova, Pennsylvania.

FTC Robotics 2016

FTC robotics competition set for Jan. 21 at Penn State York

1/13/17

Velocity Vortex is the name of the game when 36 teams of middle and high school students from across Pennsylvania and Maryland take part in the FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) South Central PA Regional Qualifier, robotics competition, on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 7 a.m.-5:15 p.m. at Penn State York.

Students constructing robot

Penn State Harrisburg to host South Central PA Robotics Competition, Nov. 12

11/4/16

Penn State Harrisburg will host the sixth annual South Central PA Robotics Competition on Nov. 12 at Penn State Harrisburg. The event is jointly organized by Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), Dauphin County Technical School, Cumberland-Perry Technical School, and Penn State Harrisburg, whose 50th anniversary celebration includes this event.

Cover of book authored by John Jordan

Penn State Smeal’s Jordan authors book on robots

10/26/16

“Robots,” a newly released book by John Jordan, Penn State Smeal College of Business Clinical Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems, explores the many facets of robots, from prehistory, to treatment in popular media, to their place in technology and society.

StormBot

Student-built robo-inspector fends off flooding, erosion

6/29/16

Purchasing a $60,000 video robot to inspect stormwater pipes didn’t fit into the budget for one Pennsylvania municipality, so officials turned to students in Penn State's Philadelphia regional engineering degree. They delivered Stormbot on time and way, way under budget.

Second-grader Mary Patrick reacts to her twin brother Patrick's attempts to place the head of a robot back on its body using motion-detection software.

Fueling imaginations

6/17/16

Penn State hosted first- through fifth-graders from Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in State College for a tour of the Data Analysis Technology Advancement lab where the students explored some of the capabilities computer coding has in the fields of robotics and engineering.

FTC Competition 2015

Penn State York sponsoring FTC robotics championship Feb. 27

2/26/16

Thirty-six teams of middle and high school students from across Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey and New York are registered for the FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) Championship Tournament, “FIRST RES-Q,” a robotics championship competition to be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Dallastown Area Intermediate School, located at 84 Beck Road in York. Penn State York is sponsoring the event but, due to construction on campus, the event was moved to this alternate location. The event is free and open to the public.

President Eric Barron and EE student Chris Miller

Electrical engineering student does collaborative work in robotics lab

10/8/15

As a first-year engineering student at University Park, Chris Miller knew he wanted to earn his degree in electrical engineering, had a four-year plan laid out, and was focused on working in robotics. But during his first semester, while searching for labs on campus, he stumbled upon one in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering: the Intelligent Vehicles and Systems Group advised by Associate Professor Sean Brennan.

Scarlett Miller, assistant professor demonstrates the haptic robot.

NIH grant will support robotic training for catheter insertion

3/27/15

Scarlett Miller, assistant professor in the School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs and the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Jason Moore, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, were awarded a Research Project Grant of $698,178 from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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