Drones
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Vanderbilt leads project to study applications of new Microsoft biothreat monitoring tech
NSF Convergence grant involves data from global sensor network to predict pathogen outbreaks Ethan Jackson, Ph.D.’07, adjusts monitoring equipment during an early test of the Premonition disease detection system. (Microsoft photo) Vanderbilt engineers are leading the academic component of a massive Microsoft project that combines robotics, genomics, big data collection—and… Read MoreSep. 22, 2020
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From 3-D printed bones to refueling drones, check out Design Day April 23
A parts handling project designed for Nissan anchors one corner of the Student Life Center ballroom during Design Day 2017. Design Day this year is April 23. Vanderbilt Photo/John Russell With the start of each new academic year, engineering seniors don’t get the luxury of easing in to their capstone… Read MoreApr. 8, 2018
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Penn Engineering’s Kumar says FAA grounding won’t halt growing drone interest
Vijay Kumar delivers the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture in Jacobs Believed In Me Auditorium. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt University) Aerial robot superstar Vijay Kumar gets that there are good reasons for the Federal Aviation Administration to look askance at drone use. There are… Read MoreOct. 14, 2015