My seven species of robot

At TEDxNASA, Dennis Hong introduces seven award-winnning, all-terrain robots -- like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripping CLIMBeR -- all built by his team at RoMeLa, Virginia Tech. Watch to the end to hear the five creative secrets to his lab's incredible technical success.

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Dennis Hong

Founding Director
RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory)
Virginia Tech

Dennis Hong is a Professor and the Founding Director of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory) of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on robot locomotion and manipulation, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots. He is the inventor of a number of novel robots and mechanisms, including the ‘whole skin locomotion’ for mobile robots inspired by how amoeba move, a unique three-legged waking robot ‘STriDER’, an air-powered robotic hand ‘RAPHaEL’, and the world’s first car that can be driven by the blind. His work has been featured on numerous national and international media.

He was awarded the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation in 2007.

Published on: January 26, 2011

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