A new lab puts Minnesota at the forefront of robotics research: BTN LiveBIG
By land, sea and air, Minnesota is advancing robots that assist our daily lives.
How two Northwestern grads are making childhood illness easier to 'bear': BTN LiveBIG
Their creations give kids friendship and hope.
Illinois robotic innovation spreads its wings: BTN LiveBIG
If it looks like a bat and flies like a bat, then it must be a bot.
Michigan Year in Review 2016: BTN LiveBIG
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Watch Minnesota researchers control a robot arm with their minds: BTN LiveBIG
We're basically a couple years away from making Iron Man suits.
Robots are ready to roll in the Big Ten: BTN LiveBIG
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BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Purdue
At Purdue University, the sky is hardly the limit. The school, colloquially known as “Astronaut U,” is regarded as one of the top institutions globally for future stars in aerospace engineering, aviation and space exploration. It’s also one of the best universities for computer science, education and entrepreneurship. Below, we’re featuring some of the brightest recent LiveBIG stories to come out of West Lafayette. Boiler up! Purdue Space Day aims to inspire astronauts of tomorrow Boiler up, up and away at the Hangar of the Future Purdue partners with second graders on space science project Kids get hands-on with
BTN LiveBIG: Northwestern start-up incubator enables rookie entrepreneurs to take flight
Have you ever left your house and forgotten whether you locked the front door or fed your dog? Or perhaps you can’t remember where you left your wallet… A group of Northwestern students teamed up to help you answer all of those questions, no matter where you are. And their solution to the problem is pretty cool, too. Jackie Wu, the 25-year-old CEO of Eighty Nine Robotics, holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern. He first envisioned his “Rook” — a fly-from-anywhere drone for the home — in Fall 2014, when he began his master of Science in Robotics at
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue students take a giant leap in NASA competition
At Purdue University, there are all kinds of clubs and organizations for students, ranging from bass fishing to hip-hop dance. But what if you’re interested in, say, building a robot that mines moon rocks? Now, the university has that covered too. Purdue Lunabotics, a student organization dedicated to the development of robots for space exploration, lifted off in Fall 2014 with a core group of six students and no workspace or resources to speak of. But a successful funding campaign raised some $20,000 in grants for the group from various Purdue departments, including the Student Organization Grant Allocation Board, Purdue