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Professor Strang gave his last Linear Algebra lecture today after 66 years at MIT. Strang was among the first to upload his classes to MIT OpenCourseWare when it first came online in the early 2000s. His 18.06 lectures have been viewed millions of times around the world

Excited for our 2.007 (design and mfg) students to show off the robots they built this semester. They’ll compete for points on this table and you can tune in starting at 6:30! web.mit.edu/webcast/2.007/

Excited to be in London for the first time for my birthday and a week of robotics at #ICRA2023! Hope to you here! If we haven’t met in person yet, I stick out a bit with bright pink glasses and blond hair. 🤓

I’ll be joining Georgia Tech as an Assistant Professor in GTaerospace in Dec 2023! Immense gratitude to my PhD advisor Katia Bertoldi, my postdoc advisors Xuanhe Zhao and Wojciech Matusik, and all my colleagues at Harvard SEAS, MIT CSAIL, MIT MechE, and elsewhere.

#2023SES Society of Engineering Science Conference Week Oct. 9-11. Welcome to stop by our exciting symposium 6-3 Soft Robotics: Matter, Structure, and Intelligence co-organized by Sheila Russo Daniel J Preston Ryan Truby, Kaitlyn Becker and Wanliang. 56 great talks waiting for you to check out!

Congrats to Cat and Qifan for being finalists for best poster at RoboSoft this year - first student paper from the Fabrication-Integrated Design Lab! It can be hard to stick soft things together and have them stay stuck (IYKYK). Cat used flocking (fuzz) for mechanical bonds!

📅 Save the date 📅 What? RoboSoft 2025 When? April 23-26  Where? Lausanne, Switzerland robosoft2025.org Paper submission deadline: 15th of October, 9AM PST More information to follow soon.

Please help RT. MIT MechE Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) MIT MechE has faculty openings, especially in Solid Mechanics and Manufacturing. meche.mit.edu/faculty-positi… The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) in Cambridge, MA seeks candidates for

We are glad to announce a deadline extension for RoboSoft 2025 papers and workshops. We hope this give IROS travelers the opportunity to still contribute. •⁠ ⁠Contributed Papers: Oct 31st, 9 a.m. PST •⁠ ⁠Workshops: Nov 8th, 9 a.m. PST Thank you for the submissions so far!

Be Part of the Artistic Revolution at RoboSoft 2025! Do you have a creative project that blends art and technology? Or a keen eye for capturing the beauty of soft robotics? Now’s your chance to shine at RoboSoft 2025 Art Expo & Photography Exhibition! robosoft2025.org/call-for-art/

🌟At RoboSoft 2025 we want so showcase the Rising Stars in our community! 🌟 Late stage PhD researchers, postdoctoral researchers, and early career professors are encouraged to submit applications by January 15th. More info and submission form on our website!

Due to popular demand, we're giving a short (48hr) extension for Extended Abstracts and Rising Star Submissions! Please also note that these are not anonymous submissions. New Deadline: Jan 17th at 9AM PST The call for art & competition registration have also been extended.

We're excited to announce that the workshop schedule for April 23rd is set. Just under two months until the kickoff of RoboSoft 2025 and we can't wait to see you in Lausanne! robosoft2025.org/workshops

Here is our workshop schedule at a glance. More information on our website!

We're excited to release our program for RoboSoft 2025! Find our talks here: robosoft2025.org/conference-pro… All papers have a poster and either a lightning talk (1 min) or an oral (8 min). Follow the link for the schedule and information on the format. See you soon in Lausanne!

Meet us in the SG building for the Art Expo! Meet the artists and keep the conversation going!

Thanks to everyone for making the first RoboSoft Art Expo a success last night! We'll kick today off with a welcome from out general chairs, Cosimo Della Santina & Josie Hughes, at 8:45. See you there!