Medical robotics is a growing focus area within the Robotics Engineering Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. Researchers are working on advances in surgical robotics (including innovative robots designed to work inside MRI scanners), assistive robots (including systems to aid in stroke rehabilitation), and even robotic nursing systems. Opening in 2019, PracticePoint, a research, development, and commercialization alliance located at WPI’s Gateway Park, will provide an exciting new venue for creating and testing medical robotics and cyberphysical systems. Learn More: wpi.edu/+RBE
Check out Showfest, a display of games created by WPI students from its Interactive Media and Game Development program this academic year. View the program presentation and then have fun playing the games!
Are you interested in helping the health and lives of others? Have you ever wondered how prosthetics, pacemakers, or hip replacements were designed? Learn from Professor Billiar about the field of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and some of the research that is being done at WPI to further advance our understanding biology and medicine.
COVID virus can be transmitted via airborne routes. The virus begins in the lung and is exhaled out through respiratory activities such as breathing and talking. When the virus is spread out through the mouth or nose, it is either contained within large droplets that settle down quickly or tiny aerosols (100 times smaller than a human hair diameter) that stay and flow with air for even hours. In this exhibit, we will be able to see the transmission of the tiny infectious aerosols using smoke visualization and answer questions through aerosol measurements.
Join us for an engaging student interview series. In this series our students will share personal stories about what drew them to STEM, their passions, experiences in the STEM community and plans for the future.
Bacteria are all around us on almost every surface and they can be beneficial or harmful. Bacteria prefer to live in surface-attached communities of cells known as biofilms. Bacteria that grow together within biofilms behave differently than individual bacteria. The Stewart lab studies bacteria that live in biofilms with the goal of developing new tools to prevent and treat infections. Come learn about where bacteria like to live and how their biofilm homes offer them protection from antimicrobials.
Gelatin has many applications in medicine. It’s used to make coatings and capsules for allergy, cold, and pain relief drugs. Some of the techniques engineers use to encapsulate medicine, can be done at home! This activity uses chemistry concepts to make squishy beads out of the natural polymer gelatin.
Every home or structure must begin with a strong foundation, the right shapes and an understanding of physics. Learn about building structures from the foundation up alongside our engineering ambassadors. Can you design a structure that will stand up to the environment in your neighborhood?
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