The Maryland Robotics Center, with support from the National Science Foundation, is offering exciting research opportunities for undergraduate students in the area of bioinspired robotics. Bioinspired robots—defined as robots that are inspired by natural systems such as insects, birds, mammals, and reptiles—have the potential to significantly enable or enhance capabilities in manufacturing, health care, reconnaissance, exploration, food safety, and search and rescue. Because of their unique design, bioinspired robotics offer a truly interdisciplinary systems research challenge that encompasses biology, materials, mechanical design, control, sensors and actuators, power, electronics, and computer science among other topics.
Program Goals
The Bioinspired Robotics REU Site aims to:
- Teach students about bioinspired robotics and the applicable technologies and applications
- Engage talented and diverse students in interdisciplinary research programs
- Prepare students for graduate school or research jobs in industry and labs
- Introduce undergraduates to team-based interdisciplinary research
- Build a strong community between undergraduates, graduate student mentors, and faculty
The program will run from June 5 through August 11, 2017
The deadline to apply is FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Benefits include:
- a $5,000 stipend for their summer work and funding is available for on-campus housing and travel support.
Suggested majors include (but are not limited to):
- Mechanical Engineering,
- Computer Science and Electrical Engineering,
- Bioengineering,
- Materials Science,
- Bioinformatics and
- Computational Biology
- Biological Sciences
Click on the link below to read more about this opportunity and see if you are eligible to apply. For help with applying, please contact Dr. April Householder, Director of Undergraduate Research and Nationally Competitive Scholarships at aprilh@umbc.edu.
