robotics

William Nourse’s interest in machines inspired by nature took hold when he watched Jurassic Park as a child. The animatronic dinosaurs were Nourse’s earliest exposure to engineering. As an undergraduate student majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Case Western Reserve University, he...

CWRUbotix, Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate robotics team, won first place overall in the 2025 MATE ROV World Championship last month. CWRUbotix competed alongside 25 other teams from around the world that qualified for the World Championship. Hosted in Alpena, Michigan, this competit...

From R2-D2 to Optimus Prime, Wall-E to The Iron Giant, robots have long captured our collective imaginations. In today’s world, their influence is far less limited to fictional settings; robotics are an essential driver behind next-generation products, medical innovations, educational advances and m...

Researchers awarded five-year, $3.7M grant from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Vanderbilt University are pioneering a new approach to prostate cancer surgery by combining advanced robotics and “low-field” MRI technology. ...

CWRUbotix, Case Western Reserve University’s robotics team, competed in the 22nd annual MATE ROV World Championship, hosted in Kingsport, Tennessee, in June. In this competition, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are deployed underwater to perform various tasks related to ocean observation and devel...

A robotic conduit that pulls itself through the ground reduces excavation

A spin-off company from Case Western Reserve University has reimagined the often dangerous, labor-intensive process of road painting. While painting lines parallel to curbs is often an automated step, the typical approach to create many other new road markings is antiquated and dangerous. Enter Sa...

CWRUbotix, Case Western Reserve University’s premier robotics club, attended the 2022 Marine Advanced Technology Education for Inspiration and Innovation World Championship in June. Competing with its underwater, remotely operated vehicle—the “CWRUstacean”—the team placed second in the product demon...

Kathryn Daltorio among multiple winners from Case School of Engineering for prestigious National Science Foundation award; will support ongoing research Kathryn “Kati” Daltorio has already dedicated most of her time at Case Western Reserve University to developing more responsive “soft robots.” No...

A quiet student startup bursts into the big time as Path Robotics attracts $56 million in new investment In the bustling entrepreneurial ecosystem of Case Western Reserve University, Alex and Andrew Lonsberry were one of the quieter startup teams. They tended to avoid the showcases and competitions...