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A team of Virginia Tech researchers has designed a program to study the ways that children process technical information while learning the fundamentals of robotics. The best part? And at the end of the program, the students put on a show for their families, acting alongside their robot companions. 🤖 | Virginia Tech

No, this isn't an episode of Black Mirror. 😆 New VT Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor, Kaveh Akbari Hamed, is studying legged locomotion, that will help those with disabilities to walk and assist or replace humans in hazardous environments. 🤖 🙌 Kaveh Akbari Hamed and his team will be developing control algorithms to change the behaviors of the robots, that were designed and manufactured Ghost Robotics. This will allow the machines to gallop, run, walk, and more. 😲 | Virginia Tech

11K views · 409 reactions | Blacksburg ➡️ Antarctica Hokies visited the remote continent on a study abroad course to learn about the history of exploration to Antarctica, current conservation efforts to protect the terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and the geographic and interdisciplinary dimensions of the polar region. | Virginia Tech | Facebook