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GRASP Laboratory

@grasplab

Founded in 1979, the GRASP Laboratory is an interdisciplinary academic and research center, and premiere robotics incubator within Penn Engineering.

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Coming soon: a new episode of Penn Engineering's Innovation & Impact podcast featuring Yann LeCun, Meta’s Chief AI Scientist and a Turing Award winner. In the episode, Dean Vijay Kumar and LeCun discuss his early work with neural networks and why LLMs may be obsolete in 5 years.

Coming soon: a new episode of Penn Engineering's Innovation &amp; Impact podcast featuring <a href="/ylecun/">Yann LeCun</a>, <a href="/Meta/">Meta</a>’s Chief AI Scientist and a Turing Award winner. In the episode, Dean Vijay Kumar and LeCun discuss his early work with neural networks and why LLMs may be obsolete in 5 years.
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Congratulations to this year's John A. Goff Prize recipients: Bibit Bianchini and Torrie Edwards. This prize recognizes outstanding graduate students in MEAM, chosen by faculty based on their scholarship, resourcefulness, and leadership. Read more: blog.me.upenn.edu/goff-prize-202…

Congratulations to this year's John A. Goff Prize recipients: Bibit Bianchini and Torrie Edwards. This prize recognizes outstanding graduate students in MEAM, chosen by faculty based on their scholarship, resourcefulness, and leadership. 

Read more: blog.me.upenn.edu/goff-prize-202…
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Join us TOMORROW in welcoming Dr. Phillip Isola who will be presenting “Robots and Artificial Life from Visual Foundation Models” from 10:30AM-11:45AM. For more info: grasp.upenn.edu/events/spring-… #GRASP #GRASPLab #GRASPonRobotics

Join us TOMORROW in welcoming Dr. Phillip Isola who will be presenting “Robots and Artificial Life from Visual Foundation Models” from 10:30AM-11:45AM.
For more info:
grasp.upenn.edu/events/spring-…

#GRASP #GRASPLab #GRASPonRobotics
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Penn engineers & clinicians at Penn Dental Medicine developed shapeshifting microrobots for non-invasive oral care, enhancing brushing and flossing. Their nanozyme-shells improve locomotion, with applications extending to orthopedics and gastrointestinal health. bit.ly/4cMhVUL

Penn engineers &amp; clinicians at <a href="/PennDentalMed/">Penn Dental Medicine</a> developed shapeshifting microrobots for non-invasive oral care, enhancing brushing and flossing. Their nanozyme-shells improve locomotion, with applications extending to orthopedics and gastrointestinal health. bit.ly/4cMhVUL
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Check out our newest Inside the GRASP Lab video featuring Dr. Michael Posa and DAIR Lab! youtu.be/zo-SQFYTECs?si… #GRASP #GRASPLab #InsidetheGRASPLab #VideoSeries

Check out our newest Inside the GRASP Lab video featuring Dr. Michael Posa and DAIR Lab!
youtu.be/zo-SQFYTECs?si…

#GRASP #GRASPLab #InsidetheGRASPLab #VideoSeries
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We hope everyone had a wonderful time at the Fun with Robots week 2 event at the Roxborough Library! A BIG Thank you to Yuwei Wu for presenting this week! Hope to see you all at week 3! #GRASP #GRASPLab #FunwithRobots #RoxboroughLibrary

We hope everyone had a wonderful time at the Fun with Robots week 2 event at the Roxborough Library!
A BIG Thank you to Yuwei Wu for presenting this week!
Hope to see you all at week 3!

#GRASP #GRASPLab #FunwithRobots #RoxboroughLibrary
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Fun with Robots week 3 starts TOMORROW from 4PM-5PM at the Roxborough Library! GRASP's own Daniel Feshbach will be presenting Origami Robotics! We hope you all have an amazing time! #GRASP #GRASPLab #FunwithRobots #RoxboroughLibrary

Fun with Robots week 3 starts TOMORROW from 4PM-5PM at the Roxborough Library! GRASP's own Daniel Feshbach will be presenting Origami Robotics!
We hope you all have an amazing time!

#GRASP #GRASPLab #FunwithRobots #RoxboroughLibrary
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We want to thank everyone that was able to come out to the GRASP Bring your Childern to Work Day! We hope you all had a great time! Thank you to all our GRASP volunteers as well! It wouldn't be possible without you! #GRASP #GRASPLab #GRASPEvent #Bringyourchildrentoworkday

We want to thank everyone that was able to come out to the GRASP Bring your Childern to Work Day! We hope you all had a great time!
Thank you to all our GRASP volunteers as well! It wouldn't be possible without you!

#GRASP #GRASPLab #GRASPEvent #Bringyourchildrentoworkday
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Rob Ghrist (prof-g) of Penn Electrical and Systems Engineering has inspired generations of students with his artistic pedagogy and unique, interdisciplinary research. His work in algebraic topology powers breakthroughs in fields like data science. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/rob-ghris…

Rob Ghrist (<a href="/robertghrist/">prof-g</a>) of <a href="/ESEatPenn/">Penn Electrical and Systems Engineering</a> has inspired generations of students with his artistic pedagogy and unique, interdisciplinary research. His work in algebraic topology powers breakthroughs in fields like data science.

penntoday.upenn.edu/news/rob-ghris…
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Join us TODAY for the ROBOTICS MSE Thesis and Capstone Lightning Talks with a poster session starting at 2pm! For more info: grasp.upenn.edu/events/spring-… #GRASP #GRASPLab #RoboticsMSE

Join us TODAY for the ROBOTICS MSE Thesis and Capstone Lightning Talks with a poster session starting at 2pm!
For more info:
grasp.upenn.edu/events/spring-…

#GRASP #GRASPLab #RoboticsMSE
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CONGRATULATIONS to GRASP's own Elizabeth “Bibit” Bianchini and Victoria “Torrie” Edwards on receiving the 2025 John A. Goff Prize!!! For more info: grasp.upenn.edu/news/john-a-go… #GRASP #GRASPLab #JohnAGoffPrize

CONGRATULATIONS to GRASP's own Elizabeth “Bibit” Bianchini and Victoria “Torrie” Edwards on receiving the 2025 John A. Goff Prize!!!
For more info:
grasp.upenn.edu/news/john-a-go…

#GRASP #GRASPLab #JohnAGoffPrize
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We hope everyone had a wonderful and informative time at the GRASP Lightning Talks and Poster Session and the ROBO Grad Celebration!! Also a big CONGRATULATIONS to the MS Award recipients!!! #GRASP #GRASPLab #GRASPROBO #ROBOAwards #LightningTalk

We hope everyone had a wonderful and informative time at the GRASP Lightning Talks and Poster Session and the ROBO Grad Celebration!! 
Also a big CONGRATULATIONS to the MS Award recipients!!!
#GRASP #GRASPLab #GRASPROBO #ROBOAwards #LightningTalk
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Congratulations to Brian Acosta for a successfully defending his Ph.D., ""Real-time Perception and Mixed-Integer Footstep Control for Underactuated Bipedal Walking on Rough Terrain," on May 6, 2025! Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Penn GRASP Laboratory Recording: youtube.com/watch?v=ZqUSpQ…

Congratulations to Brian Acosta for a successfully defending his Ph.D., ""Real-time Perception and Mixed-Integer Footstep Control for Underactuated Bipedal Walking on Rough Terrain," on May 6, 2025! <a href="/MEAM_Penn/">Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Penn</a> <a href="/GRASPlab/">GRASP Laboratory</a> 

Recording: youtube.com/watch?v=ZqUSpQ…
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Healthcare Hero: Daniel Hashimoto, MD, MS, FACS Dr. Hashimoto is the Assistant Professor of Surgery with Penn Medicine and performs minimally invasive robotic and endoscopic surgery to help patients restore their ability to eat, heal, and live fully. #DOOP

Healthcare Hero: Daniel Hashimoto, MD, MS, FACS

Dr. Hashimoto is the Assistant Professor of Surgery with <a href="/PennMedicine/">Penn Medicine</a> and performs minimally invasive robotic and endoscopic surgery to help patients restore their ability to eat, heal, and live fully. 

#DOOP
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Congratulations to Brian Acosta for defending his doctoral dissertation, “Real-Time Perception and Mixed-Integer Footstep Control for Underactuated Bipedal Walking on Rough Terrain” under the guidance of Michael Posa, Asst. Prof in MEAM. Read more: blog.me.upenn.edu/brian-acosta-d…

Congratulations to Brian Acosta for defending his doctoral dissertation, “Real-Time Perception and Mixed-Integer Footstep Control for Underactuated Bipedal Walking on Rough Terrain” under the guidance of <a href="/MichaelAPosa/">Michael Posa</a>, Asst. Prof in MEAM. 

Read more: blog.me.upenn.edu/brian-acosta-d…
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Look out for the GRASP Lab at ICRA 2025 from May 19th-23rd! Check out what events the GRASP Lab will be involved with and our timeline with the link below! grasp.upenn.edu/news/the-grasp… #GRASP #GRASPLab #GRASPatICRA #ICRA2025

Look out for the GRASP Lab at ICRA 2025 from May 19th-23rd! 
Check out what events the GRASP Lab will be involved with and our timeline with the link below!
grasp.upenn.edu/news/the-grasp…

#GRASP #GRASPLab #GRASPatICRA #ICRA2025
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Congratulations to Penn Engineering's Class of 2025! Embodying creativity and innovation, these graduates are ready for whatever is next. #PennEngineeringProud #PennGrad

Congratulations to Penn Engineering's Class of 2025! Embodying creativity and innovation, these graduates are ready for whatever is next. 

#PennEngineeringProud #PennGrad
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An upcoming episode of Penn Engineering's podcast "Innovation & Impact" features Kurt Petersen, the father of MEMS. He shares insights on connecting academia with industry and mentoring entrepreneurs. Stay tuned for episode 8 on microelectronics and entrepreneurship.

An upcoming episode of Penn Engineering's podcast "Innovation &amp; Impact" features Kurt Petersen, the father of MEMS. He shares insights on connecting academia with industry and mentoring entrepreneurs. Stay tuned for episode 8 on microelectronics and entrepreneurship.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the ROBO Master award winners! Outstanding Academic - Shubhodeep Aditya Outstanding Research - George Gao Outstanding Service - Erica Santos Outstanding Teaching - Benedict Onyekwe #GRASP #GRASPLab #ROBOMaster #Awards

CONGRATULATIONS to the ROBO Master award winners!
Outstanding Academic - Shubhodeep Aditya
Outstanding Research - George Gao
Outstanding Service - Erica Santos
Outstanding Teaching - Benedict Onyekwe
#GRASP #GRASPLab #ROBOMaster #Awards