NeuroRobotics

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October 26, 2026
Built for Impact
Researchers are coming together under one roof with interdisciplinary expertise and advanced tools to act on pressing problems and benefit society
A detailed illustration of a multi-room space within the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, filled with researchers working. Features include giant models of an atom and a microscope, lab benches with glassware, 3D printers, whiteboards covered in diagrams, and shelves lined with books and equipment.
October 20, 2026
From ideas to breakthroughs: Explore the shared instruments and collaboration spaces in CWRU's new Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building
This is the final story in a nine-part series introducing the research, people and building that will define Case Western Reserve’s next chapter of discovery. Explore the full series to learn about the seven research clusters and the resources that make the work possible.Editor's note: This story…
Illustration of a neurorobotics lab in the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, with a large water tank, robotic arms, small flying winged robots, and researchers working at computers. A giant neuron stretches across the back wall and in the center, two raised blocks of soil show a butterfly, crab, sea slug, turtle, snail, beetle, and worm.
October 16, 2026
Nature's blueprints: Inside the Susi Building’s NeuroRobotics research cluster at Case Western Reserve
How a team of Case Western Reserve researchers is drawing on millions of years of evolution to solve urgent problems with robotics
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September 23, 2026
Where problems are solved: Get to know the new Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building at Case Western Reserve University
This story is the first in a series introducing the research, people and building that will define Case Western Reserve’s next chapter of discovery. Over the coming weeks, we’ll go inside each of the seven research clusters and the resources that make the work possible.Editor's note: This story was…
A researcher stands beside a whiteboard covered with diagrams, equations, and notes about imaging, scattering, and polymers. On his right, there are shelves filled with scientific textbooks and framed research awards.
August 26, 2026
Watching rubber heal: CWRU researcher wins Beckman Young Investigator Award to image damage and repair in self-healing polymers
Sam Root, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case School of EngineeringArea of Focus: self-healing polymers, advanced imaging, sustainable materials, polymer interfaces, soft roboticsWhen you get a paper cut, your skin senses the damage and gradually knits…
Chengyu Li takes a gropo photo after receiving the Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting Rising Star (FEDSM) Award.
August 14, 2026
Engineering’s Chengyu Li recognized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for outstanding contributions to the fluids engineering discipline
Last month, Chengyu Li, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Case Western Reserve University, received the Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting Rising Star (FEDSM) Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This prestigious award recognizes…
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May 14, 2026
Radhika P. Atit, Brian Taylor, Chao-Pin Hsiao and Jessica Taylor recognized with Diekhoff Awards for their teaching and mentoring
No matter their field of study, Case Western Reserve University graduate students are routinely challenged to consider new ways of thinking and examine innovative approaches to age-old questions, often making significant scholarly contributions along the way. That couldn’t happen without…
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November 25, 2025
Meet more new faculty at the College of Arts and Sciences
The students in Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate Class of 2029 aren’t the only new faces on campus this semester. We also welcomed new faculty members across the university, including in the College of Arts and Sciences. Read on to get to know some of those new faculty members,…
Two people examine a robotic crab on sand, with several other lab workers doing other activities in the background.
October 21, 2025
An ecosystem of innovation
Inside a campus lab that thrives on interdisciplinary collaboration
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February 28, 2025
CWRU team received first prize in the 2024 Intelligent Water System challenge competition
The CWRU team led by Professor Xiong (Bill) Yu received the first prize in the 2024 Intelligent Water System challenge competition organized by Water Research Foundation and Water Environmental Federation.The team presented an intelligent water solution titled ‘AI-Platform for Accurate Water Supply…