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Weather radar, safer car seats, Google Each day you encounter something made possible by the basic research U.S. National Science Foundation funds. As we count down to our 70th anniversary—a year from today—we're sharing all the things that were #BroughtToYouByNSF nsf.gov/news/special_r…

The early web had fewer than 100 pages but was hard to navigate. Google founders Larry Page & Sergey Brin came up with their novel algorithm working on the Digital Library Initiative, an NSF-led effort to improve web searching. Today, Google is valued at $739B. #BroughtToYouByNSF

AI can solve complex problems, but robots still struggle with basic physical tasks. Michael Posa of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Penn developed the C3 algorithm to help robots precisely handle real-time physical interactions. Learn more: bit.ly/3BvA9LK

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#job: I am looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join my lab, Robot Studio Michigan Robotics! We will work on Human-Robot Interaction applied to the Arts 🎨 Applications are open until **Nov 30, 2024** Apply here: lnkd.in/d546DEfW University of Michigan Michigan Engineering

I'm recruiting multiple Ph.D. students across all departments (ME, EE, CS). Growing research projects focus on dexterous manipulation in novel settings, combining control and learning with visuotactile sensing and non-smooth dynamics. Deadline December 16 gradadm.seas.upenn.edu/doctoral/

T-RO Special Collection #ImpactAwareRobotics is live! A special thank you to Abderrahmane Kheddar, Yan Gu, Michael Posa, Alessandro Saccon, and handling editor Paolo Robuffo Giordano for their tireless commitment. ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/topics.jsp… #LeggedRobots #RobotSensingSystems

This isn’t just a threat to academia. Science/engineering PhD programs feed hiring pipelines to industry, and NSF grants and fellowships pay those students.

"The attack on Columbia is a radical threat to scholarly excellence and to America’s leadership in research. Universities and their leaders should speak up and litigate forcefully to protect their rights." — President Eisgruber writes in @theatlantic. bit.ly/4iDZ2Fx

Quite astonishing to hear the near-complete silence from tech leaders on the attacks on academic research. You've received PhDs from our institutions, and have hired countless more. This will come back to hurt in 5-10 years. The time to speak is now.

If someone wanted to weaken a nation for a generation, they could hardly find a better way than to isolate it politically, economically, and then destroy their engines for innovation and education.

We're really honored to be named alongside Ajay and Justin for this award, from the hands-down best technical committee in robotics! Here's the paper arxiv.org/abs/2304.11259 and accompanying video youtube.com/watch?v=L57Jz3…

Congratulations to this year's John A. Goff Prize recipients: Bibit Bianchini and Torrie Edwards. This prize recognizes outstanding graduate students in MEAM, chosen by faculty based on their scholarship, resourcefulness, and leadership. Read more: blog.me.upenn.edu/goff-prize-202…

Check out our newest Inside the GRASP Lab video featuring Dr. Michael Posa and DAIR Lab! youtu.be/zo-SQFYTECs?si… #GRASP #GRASPLab #InsidetheGRASPLab #VideoSeries

CONGRATULATIONS to GRASP's own Elizabeth “Bibit” Bianchini and Victoria “Torrie” Edwards on receiving the 2025 John A. Goff Prize!!! For more info: grasp.upenn.edu/news/john-a-go… #GRASP #GRASPLab #JohnAGoffPrize