July 20, 2026
Affecting 5-10% of infants worldwide, Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability among infants, presenting as a variety of motor, perception, and cognitive impairments. CP is a lifelong […]
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ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Spatial Compositions for Agile Quadrupedal Locomotion”
July 20, 2026
Zoom Link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/98563756560?pwd=yXnuhaTv2V2jSOHzgiz1DujOa2Ubdw.1 Robots still have a lot to learn from animals when it comes to agile locomotion. Abstracting low-DOF dynamical models from animal locomotion and using them as control […]
Read MoreMEAM Seminar: “Exploiting Bistability for the Static, Dynamic and Aerodynamic Control of Mechanical Metamaterials”
July 21, 2026
Mechanical metamaterials achieve extraordinary physical properties through their internal geometric architectures. While traditional metamaterials are limited by fixed designs, multistable reprogrammable metamaterials can modify these properties post-fabrication and morph into […]
Read MoreESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “Optical Interfacing of Solid-State Spin Defects”
July 21, 2026
Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/94300725438?pwd=ULEYFh03w6gJQemJJ1rx6HlaPA2kZn.1 Solid-state spin defects are a versatile class of systems for emerging quantum technologies. This thesis focuses on the optical interfacing of such defect platforms. In the first […]
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MEAM Seminar: “Computational Design of Origami and Compliant Robots”
Soft and compliant robots provide new opportunities for machines that are flexible, adaptable, safe, and robust. Origami-inspired engineering enables custom robots to be designed and fabricated within days, or even […]
CIS Grace Hopper Distinguished Lecture: “AGI is Coming… Is HCI Ready?”
We are at a transformational junction in computing, in the midst of an explosion in capabilities of foundational AI models that may soon match or exceed typical human abilities for […]