Take Flight Robotics aims to introduce the basic concepts of unmanned aerial vehicles (quad-copters) to high school students and a few teachers, too. The program teaches students how to build and...
October 7, 2015
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7:30 PM
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Anticipating Future Ethical Issues in Prosthetic Devices
Late in the Spring 2015 semester, three Mechanical Engineering Undergraduates attended the 8th International Conference on Ethics in Biology, Engineering & Medicine, hosted by St. Francis...
August 7, 2015
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9:26 AM
The semester project for Dr. Rothman's Machine Design class was a container crane, using a red brick to simulate the container. The student teams had to design and build a crane, using identical...
May 18, 2015
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7:12 PM
Promotes STEM for university and high school students
Take Flight Robotics is a new initiative led by the UMBC Mechanical Engineering Department to promote STEM to university and high school students using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) through...
March 9, 2015
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6:42 PM
Volunteering is fun and Lego robots are awesome!
We need 90+ judges for the FIRST Lego League (FLL) State Championship Robotics Competition on February 28th, 2015 at UMBC. You will work 10 hours (well not quite), make no money, interact with...
February 20, 2015
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7:59 AM
This student organization was established for the purpose of researching, designing, constructing, and testing autonomous and remotely piloted unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). UMBC UAV club...
February 19, 2015
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10:38 AM
Come help us herd small people onto the field of engagement
The First LEGO League Tournament is coming up and we need big people to help with the logistics. We are prepared to promise Legos, Robots, free food and a t-shirt gift for all volunteers!!! ...
January 22, 2015
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9:21 AM
Lee collaborates with Potomac for Harvester Prototyping
Dr. Soobum Lee’s research group (Energy Harvesting and Design Optimization Lab., EDLab) recently launched collaboration with Potomac Photonics for high precision prototyping of vibration...
December 11, 2014
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11:39 AM
The semester project in ENME304 Machine Design this semester was the design, construction, and testing of a launch system for a simulated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) -- a 4lb. weight. Working...
December 2, 2014
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9:12 AM
Build with LEGO, Be the Special!
The Mechanical Engineering Department is hosting a LEGO building event open to all students, faculty, and staff at UMBC. This LEGO build event will take place in ITE 238 on Saturday, November 22...
November 19, 2014
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10:29 AM