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School of Engineering Alumni & New York Tufts Alliance -
Caterpillars and Soft Bodied Robots: Engineering at Tufts Today

Description: What if you could design a robot that could climb up textured surfaces, crawl along ropes and wires, or burrow into confined spaces? All Tufts alumni are invited to join the New York Tufts Alliance and Tufts School of Engineering to learn about this groundbreaking project on soft-bodied robots. Hear from members of the Medford-based research team at a catered breakfast reception and then tour the Museum of Modern Art where a Tufts prototype is featured in the exhibit, "Design and the Elastic Mind."

Speakers:
Sameer Sonkusale, professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering at Tufts

Robert White, assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering at Tufts

Introduction:
Linda Abriola, dean, Tufts School of Engineering

Date & Time:
Friday, May 2, 2008
8 - 10 am: Breakfast reception at Hilton New York
10:50 am - Noon: Tour at Museum of Modern Art

Location:
Hilton New York: 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York City (Reception)
Museum of Modern Art: 11 West 53 Street,  between Fifth and Sixth avenues (Tour)

Cost:
$20 for presentation and reception
$10 for tour of exhibit

RSVP:
Please register online.

Contact:
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Jonathan Kaplan, A96, at jonathan.kaplan@tufts.edu.

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