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UMass Lowell Hands Extend Reach of ARM

UMass Lowell Hands Extend Reach of ARM | In The News

1/19/2017
Lowell Sun

UMass Lowell, home to one of the most advanced robotics-testing centers in the nation, will be a partner in a $250 million robotics institute -- with the goal of producing new technologies and opportunities for workers in advanced manufacturing.
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Valkyrie Robot to Assist in Nuclear Facility Cleanup

Valkyrie Robot to Assist in Nuclear Facility Cleanup | Featured Story

12/13/2016
Thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Energy, a team of robotics experts is studying ways in which a humanoid robot can help clean up America’s decommissioned nuclear production facilities.
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Professors Win Grants for Innovative Research

Professors Win Grants for Innovative Research | Featured Story

7/12/2016
Three teams of UMass Lowell researchers — led by Prof. Holly Yanco and Assoc. Prof. Yu Cao, both from the Department of Computer Science, and Asst. Prof. Seongkyu Yoon from Chemical Engineering — are among the recipients of $834,000 in grants from this year’s UMass President Science & Technology Initiatives Fund.
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Robot Could Ready Red Planet for Humans

Robot Could Ready Red Planet for Humans | In The News

4/7/2016
Boston Herald

Val — short for Valkyrie — is a 6-foot, 2-inch, 300-pound mass of metal, wires and plastic that was delivered to UMass Lowell, along with a squad of NASA engineers, who put together the robot piece by piece.
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NASA Robot Coming to Campus

‘Star Wars’-like NASA Robot Coming to Campus | Featured Story

1/7/2016
A state-of-the-art NASA robot prototype will soon be taking up residence at the university’s robotics testing lab to study how this human-like machine can assist astronauts in future space exploration.
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Yanco Named Distinguished University Professor

Yanco Named Distinguished University Professor | Featured Story

9/11/2015
Computer Science Prof. Holly Yanco has been named University Professor, the highest distinction bestowed on faculty members.
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Grant to Aid in Robot Studies

Grant to Aid in UML's Robot Studies | In The News

8/12/2015
Lowell Sun

UMass Lowell is trying to improve the way first-responders communicate with each other and robots during such emergencies.
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Professor Helps Create Better Life-Saving Robots

Professor Helps Create Better Life-Saving Robots | Featured Story

7/2/2015
Computer science Prof. Holly Yanco was recently awarded four robotics technology-related grants totaling more than $1 million.
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UMass Lowell Students Excel in ‘Brain Sports’

UMass Lowell Students Excel in ‘Brain Sports’ | Featured Story

12/3/2013
Students display ingenuity and intellectual prowess in competitions held across the country and the region.
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‘Rover Hawks’ Team Wins First Place in NASA Robotics Contest

‘Rover Hawks’ Team Wins First Place in NASA Robotics Contest | Featured Story

6/11/2013
A team of UMass Lowell robotics undergraduate and graduate students, called the “Rover Hawks,” takes home the top prize in a nationwide engineering contest sponsored by NASA and organized by the National Institute of Aerospace.
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The Robotics Revolution In Boston

The Robotics Revolution In Boston | In The News

5/20/2013
WBUR

Holly Yanco, who runs UMass Lowell's New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation Center, talks about the advances being made at the NERVE Center.
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State-of-the-Art Robotics Testing Center Now Open for Business

State-of-the-Art Robotics Testing Center Now Open for Business | Featured Story

2/18/2013
The New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation (NERVE) Center, which was inaugurated Feb. 12, will serve as “proving ground” for robots — a place where these complex machines will undergo rigorous testing to prove their strength, durability, design and functionality — and, in the process, help accelerate robotics research and development across the region.
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Putting Dream Machines to Test

Putting Dream Machines to Test | In The News

2/13/2013
Lowell Sun

UMass Lowell's New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation Center at 1001 Pawtucket Blvd. is being hailed as the nation's most advanced facility for robotics testing to date.
Mass. Emerging as Robotics Leader

Mass. Emerging as Robotics Leader

2/11/2013
Boston Globe

The Mass Technology Leadership Council plans to release its report in conjunction with the opening of the 10,000-square-foot New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The facility is part of the school’s $80 million Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center, which opened in October.
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Computer Scientists Communicate with Robot Using Natural Language

Computer Scientists Communicate with Robot Using Natural Language | Featured Story

8/22/2012
A team of researchers from several universities including UMass Lowell aims to control a robot by simply speaking to it or sending it a text message.
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Teachers Workshop Gets Rave Reviews

Teachers Workshop Gets Rave Reviews | Featured Story

8/14/2012
UMass Lowell’s Engaging Computing Group (ECG), in collaboration with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Greater Boston Chapter and the Advanced Math and Science Academy, recently organized the three-day CS4HS workshop and conference on campus, which attracted 40 teachers from across the region.
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Professors Win Grants for Innovative Research

Professors Win Grants for Innovative Research | Featured Story

6/26/2012
Two teams of UMass Lowell researchers — led by Prof. Holly Yanco of Computer Science and Prof. Robert Giles of Physics and Applied Physics — are among the recipients of nearly $750,000 in grants from this year’s UMass President’s Science & Technology Initiatives Fund.
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New Touch in Robotics

New Touch in Robotics | In The News

4/23/2012
NH Union Leader

UMass Lowell alum Ken Steinberg, owner and CEO of Cambridge Research and Development in Nashua, talks about the product he is launching — a haptics interface — that allows users to feel the touch and pressure applied by a robot while it works.
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Robotic Arms to Aid People with Disabilities

Robotic Arms to Aid People with Disabilities | Featured Story

1/6/2010
UMass Lowell's Robotics Lab develops robotic arms to assist people with physical disabilities in opening and closing doors as well as picking up objects on a table or shelf.

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