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Video: ForceBot
Doctoral student An-Chi He in mechanical engineering works on ForceBot—an robotic platform that enhances the sensation of walking across terrain in VR. Without the haptic sensation of walking, VR can create motion sickness in some users. ForceBot may lead to development in virtual training exercises and remote operation of humanoid robots.
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Mechanical Engineering in the news
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Alumni leaders of industry spotlight: Tom Taylor ’84 , articleFrom engineer at GM to leading Amazon's Alexa, alumnus Tom Taylor, who retired as senior vice president of Alexa for Amazon, built a career on tech innovation and bold decisions.
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Campus internEXP helps students build skills, make impacts through internships , articleLaunched in 2021, Virginia Tech's Campus internEXP program represents a part of the university’s goal to create additional experiential learning opportunities for students and specifically focuses on providing on-campus internships for students seeking to gain applicable experience in potential career fields while working toward their degrees.
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A fast-moving belly flop: Researchers unveil the unique skills of cricket frogs , articleThe way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking on water, but researchers in the lab of Jake Socha have discovered a different reality.
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Virginia Tech research continues to grow federal support , articleVirginia Tech was responsible for almost half of the growth in federally sponsored research expenditures in Virginia’s institutions of higher education in fiscal year 2023, according to the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development survey.
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National security leaders tour Virginia Tech talent and technology , articleU.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines visited Virginia Tech’s National Security Institute to collect faculty insights on cutting-edge research and visit with students already working in these spaces.
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Experts available: Syrian revolution, winter weather, 'Wicked', holiday shopping tips, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss the shocking Syrian revolution, winter weather forecasts, the economics of "Wicked", gifts to encourage STEM, holiday shopping cybersecurity tips and more.
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