Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - September/October 2015 - (Page 12)

Robotics in the REAL World by Amy Entwisle robots, long A stAple of science fiction And sAturdAy morning cArtoons, Are todAy A reAlity. scientists Are developing robotics technology thAt wAs hArd to imAgine 100 or even 50 yeArs Ago, from prosthetic limbs thAt cAn sense touch to miniAture robots thAt work together like Ants in A colony to cArry out complex tAsks. here, we tAke A look At some current And emerging ApplicAtions. 12 imagine Sept/Oct 2015

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - September/October 2015

Circuit Training Electrical Engineering at CTY
Turning Brainwaves into Action Meet ARTIE, the robot activated by thoughts
Robotics in the Real World How robots are helping us explore space, overcome disability, and so much more
My First FIRST The climbing robot that taught me to aim high
Adventures in Botball
So Much Fun, It’s Inhuman Destroying the competition in combat robotics
Born to Build The making of an engineer
The Engineering Summer Academy at Penn Three weeks that launched my future
Music in the Woods Six weeks at Tanglewood
Big Picture
In My Own Words Daniel H. Wilson, author of Robopocalypse and Robogenesis
Selected Opportunities and Resources
Off the Shelf Review of Obert Sky’s Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options Interview with NASA robotics engineer Jaakko Karras
One Step Ahead Be fearless
Planning Ahead for College Express lessons in financial aid
Students Review Dartmouth College
Creative Minds Imagine Poetry contest winners
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - September/October 2015