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April 27, 2017
Robot Swarms Could Be Controlled by Your Smartphone, Thanks to AR
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April 25, 2017
NYU Tandon shows off its best and brightest
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April 22, 2017
IEEE Spectrum features Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Lab's work on Controlling Robot Swarms with Augmented Reality
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April 21, 2017
How could physically disabled toddlers someday explore the world more easily?
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April 20, 2017
Tot Bot helps physically disabled toddlers explore
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April 20, 2017
Tot Bot
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March 31, 2017
Mixed-reality learning environments
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December 21, 2016
Smart Stroke Rehab
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October 19, 2016
NYU Tandon Opens Registration to New York City School Teams for The National Science Foundation’s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program
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October 10, 2016
A New York University team develops a mechatronic device to help stroke patients
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September 9, 2016
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dr Vikram Kapila will be among the select group of educators at the 2016 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Symposium.
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August 23, 2016
The US National Science Foundation has awarded a three year $1,039,315 grant titled "ITEST: Promoting Robotic Design and Entrepreneurship Experiences among Students and Teachers" to NYU Schools of Engineering and Education. The project team includes: PI: Vikram Kapila, Co-PIs: Jennifer Listman, Catherine Milne, Jin Kim Montclare, and Oded Nov, and Senior Personnel: Ben Esner, Magued Iskander, and Maurizio Porfiri
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August 10, 2016
NYU Tandon receives a $40,000 grant from the Division of Engineering Education and Centers to host a Mechatronics Education Innovation Workshop. Click here for details of workshop.
July 18, 2016
NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Center for K12 STEM Education is making sure New York City kids avoid the dreaded summer slump. Through a number of free programs, nearly 100 NYU Tandon faculty, students, and alumni are inspiring excitement about STEM education in students and teachers alike.
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July 12, 2016
New York University Tandon team creates 'SMART' rehab for stroke patients
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July 11, 2016
NYU Tandon Welcomes K-12 Students, Teachers for STEMNow
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NYU Tandon to Host K-12 Students, Teachers for STEMNow
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June 29, 2016
New York U STEM Program to Give Teachers Industry Experience
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June 27, 2016
At the Mechatronics Education Workshop: Designing and Building Effective Programs, hosted by both Professor Kapila and Dr. Tom Lee, Chief Education Officer at Quanser and adjunct professor in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, representatives from a number of universities and colleges from the United States and Canada gathered to start a cohesive dialogue regarding the present and future of the field. They discussed challenges and goals as well as methods of collaboration between institutions and industry professionals.
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June 24, 2016
Low-cost technology may improve rehab for stroke victims
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June 23, 2016
These wearables ‘gamify’ rehab after a stroke
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June 17, 2016
NYU is proud to host "Mechatronics Education Technology Workshop," co-organized with Quanser
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May 19, 2016
The US National Science Foundation has awarded a three year $600,000 grant titled "RET Site in Mechatronics and Robotics with Entrepreneurship and Industry Experiences" to NYU Schools of Engineering and Education. The project team includes: PI: Vikram Kapila, Co-PI: Jennifer Listman, and Senior Personnel: Weiqiang Chen, Emilie Dressaire, Ben Esner, Joo Kim, Oded Nov, and Maurizio Porfiri.
April 19, 2016
Doctoral candidate Jared Frank will be one of only ten American students invited to France for a week this coming July for French-American Doctoral Exchange Seminar (FADEx) , a program organized by the Office for Science and Technology at the Embassy of France in the United States, is aimed at encouraging collaboration among American and French doctoral students with similar research interests and forging what could turn into long-lasting scientific partnerships.
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February 21, 2016
Mechatronics lab student and robot featured in a NYTimes article
February 16, 2016
Brooklyn's hot new trend: robots
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February 4, 2016
Robots Take Brooklyn in New Tandon Master's Program
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February 3, 2016
Mechatronics and Robotics Lab graduate students win a $25,000 grant under the Verizon Open Innovation Challenge which funds $250,000 in research and prototyping projects to NYC university teams.
Doctoral student Jared Alan Frank and M.S. student Matthew Moorhead are members of one of 14 teams that won grant funds from the Verizon Challenge. Their project is funded under the virtual reality category and is titled "Connecting People to Robots Using Interactive Augmented Reality Apps." This project is using state of the art hardware and software of mobile devices to provide intuitive metaphors and rich augmented reality feedback for users as they control and interact with robotic technologies.
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December 9, 2015
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Announces a New M.S. in Mechatronics and Robotics Degree Program
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October 26, 2015
Doctoral Research Assistant and Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions Available
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August 11, 2015
City raises $9 M. from private sector for education agenda
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July 31, 2015
The de Blasio administration has raised almost $9 million from the private sector for education-related initiatives in the last four months, an effort city officials say is proof of the business community's willingness to support the mayor on education issues.
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July 16, 2015
National Science Foundation Funds NYU Engagement in STEM Program
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July 14, 2015
TO THE LABS!
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NYU Poly To Train 500 NYC STEM Teachers
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NYU Poly Gets $3.5 Million To Train 500 NYC STEM Teachers
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July 9, 2015
Engagement in STEM through robotics, mechatronics, cybersecurity and more
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NYU School of Engineering prepares for STEM push through teacher tech training
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Engagement in STEM through robotics, mechatronics, cybersecurity and more.
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No Sweat: NYU School of Engineering 'Summer of STEM' Makes Science and Tech Cool for Kids, Teachers.
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Preeminent Teacher STEM Program Expands
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Targets Teacher Training for a Lasting Impact on New York City Schools.
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Robots, Legos, and a famous chef at city's new summer STEM training
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June 19, 2015
How Robots Can Help Kids
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September 2014
Former AMPS GK-12 Fellow Dr. Nicole Abaid has been named to the Brilliant 10 list by the Popular Science magazine.
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June 17, 2015
NYU Tandon School Of Engineering researchers make innovative use of Lego.
Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Honors Paper Showing Middle School Teachers How to Use Robots for Lessons
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September 2014
Former AMPS GK-12 Fellow Dr. Nicole Abaid has been named to the Brilliant 10 list by the Popular Science magazine.
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August 17, 2014
Led by Prof. Kapila, a team of researchers from NYU Schools of Engineering and Education wins a four year $2,545,955 NSF research grant.
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded the project "DR K-12: Teaching STEM with Robotics: Design, Development, and Testing of a Research-based Professional Development Program for Teachers." The project team includes following faculty and researchers from NYU's Polytechnic School of Engineering and Steinhardt School of Education: V. Kapila (PI)--Polytechnic; M. Iskander (co-PI)--Polytechnic; C. Milne (co-PI)--Steinhardt; O. Zaslavsky (co-PI)--Steinhardt; and B. Esner (Sen. Pers)--Polytechnic.
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May 2, 2014
EXPO MARKS THE SPOT: New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering’s Second Annual Research Expo
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January 14, 2014
NYC First Lego 2014 League Brooklyn Qualifier: Technically Brooklyn
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January 11, 2014
Hundreds of Students Compete in Lego Competition: NY1 News
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January 11, 2014
FIRST LEGO League Brooklyn Qualifier 2014
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January 11, 2014
Children’s Competition Bridges Fun And Learning With Legos: CBS New York
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January 11, 2014
Qualifying round of 1st LEGO League held at NYU School of Engineering in Downtown Brooklyn: News12 Brooklyn
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July 18, 2013
SinoVision Interview- NYU Poly K12 STEM Program
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July 17, 2013
Some Students Spending Summer Learning Skills In NYU-Poly Science Lab
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July 9, 2013
NYU-Poly launches a summer of K-12 exploration
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July 8, 2013
NYU-Poly Launches #STEMNOW, Summer Programs to Answer National Call for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
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May 22, 2013
Robotics Students Build New York’s Startup Culture
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May 20, 2013
Polytechnic Institute of New York University’s 2013 Research Expo
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Research Expo : News 12 Brooklyn
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May 07, 2013
WNYC Presents “STEM is the New Space Race”
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March 27, 2013
Daily News Article : NYU Polytechnic Institute's smartphone-controlled robot will allow grannies to read bedtime stories remotely
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January 24, 2013
Young engineers build a robotic bridge to reach seniors
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January 23, 2013
4th Annual First LEGO League Brooklyn Qualifier
January 22, 2013
Youth Lego Robot Competition Focuses on Solutions for Seniors - DNAinfo
January 18, 2013
Lego-mania! Lego robots duke it out Downtown - Courier Life's Brooklyn Daily
January 17, 2013
Fort Greene, Clinton Hill Schools Place in LEGO Robot Competition
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January 13, 2013
FIRST LEGO League Coverage WNYW - FOX5
January 12, 2013
FIRST LEGO League Brooklyn Qualifier
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March 21, 2012
Banneker Students Are Robot Warriors
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January 17, 2012
Robots (and Human Overlords) Compete in Downtown Brooklyn
January 17, 2012
22 Brooklyn Elementary and Middle School Teams Advance to New York Regional Robotics Challenge
January 17, 2012
Robo-Learning and Making Science Fun
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January 15, 2012
City Kids Build Robots
January 15, 2012
East Flatbush Youngsters Win Lego Robotics Competition
January 14, 2012
NYU Polytechnic Hosts Annual Robotics Challenge
January 13, 2012
The Other Dream Finding Fun Things For Kids This MLK Weekend
January 12, 2012
Wall-to-Wall Robots at NYU-Poly as 400 Brooklyn Students Compete in FIRST Games
Winter 2012
Children Learn Thrills of Applied Science, Winter 2012
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2011
NSF Fellows Help Brooklyn Robotics Team Win Challenge
November 28, 2011
PhD Candidate Jasmin Hume Finalist in Super Connector Search
November 2011
The Best Parts of My Day
Fall 2011
NYU-POLY Brings Mechatronics To NASA Event, CABLE, NYU-Poly’s Alumni Magazine, Fall 2011, pp. 9
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STEM: Focusing on our Future, CABLE, NYU-Poly’s Alumni Magazine, Fall 2011, pp. 12-17
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September 27, 2011
Excitement at Maker Faire Anything but Robotic
March 29, 2011
NYU-Poly Mentoring Helps Take Brooklyn Robotics Team to World Finals
March 22, 2011
Haitian immigrant-filled robotics team earns contest berth with winning robot, NY Daily News
March 21, 2011
Using robots to help raise student grades, 5:30pm evening news on ABC News
March 11, 2011
P.S. 11 Students, Robots, Compete in Lego League, New York Times, Fort Greene Blog
March 8, 2011
Brooklyn Schoolkids Do the Robot
March 8, 2011
NYU-Poly professor brings robots to kids
February 24, 2011
Major Expansion Planned for Robotic Program in Brooklyn Schools
February 22, 2011
Brooklyn Community Foundation Grant Expands NYU-Poly Robotics Outreach Program, Robotics Wire
February 20, 2011
NYU-Poly Celebrates Engineers Week on NBC Today Show
February 17, 2011
Robots Teach; More Brooklyn Kids Learn
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January 13, 2011
FIRST Lego League Challenge, News12 Brooklyn
January 13, 2011
Young Innovators: Robotics Competition Kicks Off, NYSTAR NEWS
January 13, 2011
Brooklyn, Borough of Robots Hundreds of Middle-Schoolers Compete for Robot Fame and Glory, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
January 12, 2011
Brooklyn Middle Schools Seal Top Honors at Robotics Challenge, by Vinti Vaid, Robotics Wire
January 11, 2011
22 Brooklyn Middle Schools Capture Spots in Citywide Robotics Challenge
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Spring 2011
Reading, Writing and Robots, CABLE, NYU-Poly’s Alumni Magazine, Spring 2011, pp. 8-9
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ROBOTEAMS grow in brooklyn, CABLE, NYU-Poly’s Alumni Magazine, Spring 2011, pp. 24-25
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Winter 2011
Mechatronics Mania, CABLE, NYU-Poly’s Alumni Magazine, Winter 2011, pp. 14-15
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October 26, 2010
Brooklyn Robots Travel to D.C., Teach Math and Science, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
September 21, 2010
Sparking Interest in Math, Science: One Robot at a Time, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
August 31, 2010
Engineering a change in the classroom, Brooklyn Star and Queens Ledger newspapers.
August 26, 2010
AMPS/CBRI featured on Brooklyn News12 TV.
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Fall 2010
NSF Selects NYU-Poly's Robotics Program for Washington, D.C., Expo, NYU Research, Fall 2010, pp. 12
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March 17, 2010
Finding the Top Bot: High School Students (and Their Robots) Take the Prize at Tech Challenge, Scientific American.
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February 2, 2010
Go 'Bots! NYU-Poly mentors cheer on FIRST LEGO League competitors, NYU-Poly News.
January 19, 2010
Brooklyn student goes from hating to loving school, all thanks to Legos!, NY Daily News.
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January 11, 2010
Brooklyn Goes Robot Crazy, Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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Spring 2010
NYU-Poly Mentors Cheer On FIRST LEGO Competitors, CABLE, NYU-Poly’s Alumni Magazine, Spring 2010, pp. 19-20
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July 6, 2009
NYU-Poly receives Motorola Foundation Innovation Generation grant to promote STEM through robotics, NYU-Poly News.
January 27, 2009
NYU-Poly hosts FIRST Lego League robotics competition, NYU-Poly News.
January 12, 2009
Crowds Roar as Robots Compete in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
September 29, 2008
Bringing robots to show-and-tell, Washington Square News Website.
Fall 2008
Independence Community Foundation and JPMorgan Chase Award $410K to Expand FIRST Programs in Central Brooklyn, CABLE, NYU-Poly’s Alumni Magazine, Fall 2008, pp. 10
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February 29, 2008
Poly Receives $3 million/5-year NSF GK-12 Fellows Grant to Promote Mechatronics at K-12 Schools, Poly News.
February 15, 2008
Serious Fun with Robots: CBRI brings robotics technology to local schools, Poly News.
February 4, 2008
PS 21 best in toy robotics contest, NY Daily News.
January 29, 2008
Robot Dreams in Brooklyn: Initiative Brings High Tech to Urban Students, Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Spring 2008
Poly Awarded $3 Million National Science Foundation Grant: Program Supports STEM Fellowships and Training Critical to Nation's Economic Growth, Cable: The Alumni Magazine of Polytechnic University, Spring 2008, Vol. 35, No 3.
December, 2007
Five Central Brooklyn Teams Qualify for Citywide Robotics Challenge (pdf version), Our Time Press.