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Taking Flight Autonomously
Aditya Nair (MSR ‘24) applied lessons learned in MSR to take an inexpensive bird-like drone and teach it to fly.Feb 28, 2025
Innovating at Walt Disney Imagineering
Rahul Roy (MSR '24) looks back on his 'transformational' experience interning for the research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company.Feb 19, 2025
An Inspiring Underwater Experience
Ishani Narwankar (MSR '24) applied lessons learned from her MSR independent project to her internship with MBARI, a non-profit research institution where scientists and engineers work together to explore and study the sea.Feb 7, 2025
Supporting Spot at The AI Institute
Katie Hughes (MSR '23) is thrilled to be using lessons learned in Northwestern Engineering's Master of Science in Robotics (MSR) program to help advance robotics and artificial intelligence.Jan 28, 2025
Devoting Attention to the Details
Carter DiOrio (MSR '24) developed a newfound confidence in his technical knowledge while in the MSR program. Today he's showcasing that confidence at Caterpillar, the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment.Jan 24, 2025
Building Connection During Orientation
Students' introduction to the MSR program was as much about getting to know each other as it was about the technology they will use throughout the program.Jan 15, 2025
Sanjay Sood Shares Leadership Lessons and Life Insights with Graduates
Sood spoke at the December 14 PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, recalling the lessons he’s learned during his career.Dec 16, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Navigating Hazardous Terrain at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Henry Buron (MSR '24) looks back on his summer interning at JPL and the experiences he had working alongside engineers creating robots for space exploration.Dec 10, 2024
Sanjay Sood to Speak at PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
Sood, senior vice president and chief technology officer at CDW, will speak to graduates and their families during a ceremony on December 14 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.Nov 25, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Bringing an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Robotics
Abhishek Sankar (MSR '24) shares how a business oriented elective course made him a more well-rounded roboticist.Oct 29, 2024
John A. “Mac” McQuown, Northwestern Alumni Medalist and Benefactor, Dies at 90
An entrepreneur, financial innovator, and philanthropist, McQuown made an impact on sustainability, environmentalism and engineering research.Oct 25, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Transferring Knowledge From a Drone To a Truck
Yuchen Wang (MSR '19) did not know her MSR final project would still be relevant for her five years later, but as a senior software engineer at Plus, it is a project she continues referring back to.Oct 15, 2024
Valuable Lessons Learned at Automate
Shail Dalal looks back on the key takeaways from the largest robotics and automation conference in North America.Aug 26, 2024
Brewing Coffee, Translating Words, and Moving Virtual Objects
Students in Embedded Systems in Robotics brought lessons learned in class to life through their first-quarter team projects.Aug 15, 2024
Creating a Search-and-Rescue Robot Dog
Aditya Nair's independent MSR project was inspired by a hiker's 700-foot fall and could be the beginnings of a search-and-rescue robotic dog to find lost or injured hikers.Aug 5, 2024
