Mason Mitchell (CIS) and Annie Yang (MEAM) are joining our group as new PhD students this semester. Welcome!

Alec Lanter and Rongqian Chen completed MS thesis in our group and have graduated with their MS degrees. Good luck on your next steps!

We’re excited to be a part of Penn’s new exciting Center for Soft and Living Matter, under the direction of Prof. Andrew Liu (Physics & Astronomy). Check out this website for information and updates!

https://web.sas.upenn.edu/slm/

We’ve extended the deadline for the Robotica special issue on computational robot design and customization. Submissions will be accepted until January 15. Looking forward to seeing your submissions!

The goal of the special issue will be to address questions such as:

The special issue focuses on the following two questions:

1. How can computational approaches enhance workflow and facilitate the design and rapid prototyping of robots?
2. How can new materials and manufacturing approaches lead to uniform processes for fabricating robots on-demand?

Paper submission: January 15, 2019
Target publication: June 2020

For more information, check the full call for papers.