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Preview From left, Cagdas Onal, PhD student Gabrielle Conard, and post-doctoral researcher Shoushan Chiang

WPI Researchers to Develop Origami-Inspired Robotic Arm for Wheelchairs 

Multiple media outlets reported on new National Science Foundation-funded research that seeks to develop a new soft robotics technology – a flexible assistive robotic arm to help wheelchair users grab objects that are otherwise out of their reach. 

The project, led by Cagdas Onal, associate professor of robotics engineering, was featured by CBS News Boston, The Worcester Telegram & Gazette, The Engineer, and Spectrum News 1.

 Spectrum’s story aired on several of its TV stations around the country, including those in Columbus, Ohio, Syracuse, New York, and Austin, Texas. 

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WGBH
Tracking Massachusetts' Disappearing Whip-Poor-Wills

 

WGBH’s “Morning Edition” profiled bird research by Associate Teaching Professor Marja Bakerman, “Tracking Massachusetts’ Disappearing Whip-Poor-Wills”. The research project, a collaboration between WPI and Mass Wildlife, features catching and putting GPS tags on the birds to collect data on their travels,” the report stated.  

Vineyard Gazette
Tracking Rare Whippoorwills on the Island

The Vineyard Gazette included WPI wildlife research in its article. “Marja Bakermans, a researcher at WPI who focuses on migratory songbirds, began a study last year where she outfitted whippoorwills with geolocator backpacks to track the exact spots where the birds winter,” the Gazette reported.