Lucas was awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP). This award will provide support for his doctoral studies for the next three years. Congratulations to him!

Dr. Fichera was granted tenure and promoted to the rank of associate professor at WPI! Read the full press release here.

Dr. Fichera was awarded a new research grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF), entitled Unified Design, Modeling, and Control of Extensible Continuum Robots for Operation in Human Workspaces. This collaborative project will see our lab work with Drs. Cagdas Onal (PI) and Berk Calli to develop a highly flexible robotic arm called CoBRA (Continuum Bioinspired Robotic Assistant) to help people with daily tasks and improve their independent living skills.

Alex successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled New Miniaturized Wristed Instruments for In-Office Endoscopic Laser Surgery. He is the first PhD graduate of the COMET Lab!