Boston University recently opened its Robotics and Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center (RASTIC) where students can design, build and test a wide range of robots to solve real-world problems.

The BattChallenge tasks 12 universities, along with their vocational school partners, to design, build, test and integrate an advanced lithium-ion battery into a Stellantis electric vehicle.

Developing the next generation of manufacturing engineers requires new types of hands-on education. That’s why Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Technology (SoET) recently built a state-of-the-art facility that features cutting-edge production equipment.

A new “direct joining” method recently developed at the University of Michigan can be used to attach a variety of plastic and metal components.

Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using aluminum to improve lithium-ion batteries.

A mobile robot built by engineers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) will reach the Moon before NASA astronauts.

As any college football fan knows, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) takes sports seriously, with numerous gridiron rivalries. An engineering professor at the University of Tennessee has come up with a way to transfer some of that competitive spirit to the world of manufacturing.

The future of the automotive industry involves autonomous, connected, zero-emission vehicles. 

For more than 120 years, racing has been used to improve the performance and safety of automobiles. Along the way, numerous innovations developed for use on the race track have trickled down to road cars. That tradition continues today, as engineers push the boundaries of autonomous systems technology.

Manufacturing in the age of Industry 4.0, digitally connected machines and smart factories require a new breed of engineers who are equipped with a fresh set of skills. That’s why Arizona State University recently launched the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks.