In the Media
Dec 23, 2016
Wanted: Robots for Mars missions—must work well with humans
ECE Associate Professor Taskin Padir featured in Cisco's The Network.
Oct 17, 2016
ECE Professor Singh Featured in Atlantic Article
ECE Professor Hanumant Singh's work is featured in an article by The Atlantic titled, "How Many Fish are in the Sea?" The article highlights Professor Singh's work with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, or AUVs. Professor Singh has adopted the design of his robot to help researchers with the daunting task of counting bottom-dwelling fish.
Oct 17, 2016
Photo of ECE Professor Padir Featured in National Geographic
An image showing ECE Professor Taskin Padir and Valkyrie, the NASA robot he is working on improving, is featured in an issue of National Geographic. The article talks at length about prospects of space travel to mars. Mars: Inside the High-Risk, High-Stakes Race to the Red Planet
Mar 16, 2016
App to Help Stop Deadly Epidemics
Computer Engineering PhD student Murphy Wonsick was featured in the Boston Herald for her blood sample tracking app that could help stop deadly epidemics in developing countries.
Mar 08, 2016
Building a Better Robotic Astronaut
ECE Associate Professor Taskin Padir and MIT's Russ Tedrake were featured in Boston Magazine for their work with NASA to enable the Valkyrie robot to complete tasks such as climbing ladders, operating tools, and collecting samples.
Feb 25, 2016
Associated Press features ALERT Researcher’s work
ECE Professor & ALERT Director Michael Silevitch was quoted in a Associated Press article about URI professor Otto Gregory's work on explosive detectors.