Featured News
Bipedal Robot Navigates the Future
What has two legs, no torso, and hangs out in the basement of the Towne Building? It’s Cassie, a dynamic bipedal robot, a recent addition to the Dynamic Autonomy and Intelligent Robotics (DAIR) Lab of Michael Posa, assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. Read More
‘Robotic Blood’ Powers and Propels Synthetic Lionfish
James Pikul, assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, has co-authored a recent paper in Nature with colleagues from Cornell University demonstrating a robotic lionfish that combines energy storage and movement through the use of a hydraulic liquid the team refers to as “robotic blood.” Read More
Paris Perdikaris’s Machine Learning Research on Nuclear Waste Featured by DOE
Paris Perdikaris, assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, was featured in the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) ASCR Discovery for his research on using machine learning to predict nuclear waste leakage. Read More
MEAM News
Penn Engineers Solve the Paradox of Why Tissue Gets Stiffer When Compressed
10.14.2019 | Read More
Kevin T. Turner Named Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
09.27.2019 | Read More
Y-Prize 2019–2020: Energy Harvesting and Metal Healing
09.23.2019 | Read More
MEAM Events
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