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Assistant professor Alireza Ramezani has designed a robot that can walk and fly. Robots like this, he said, may someday be used to explore other planets autonomously. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Some robots walk. Others fly. He built one that can do both.

Robots like the ones designed by Northeastern assistant professor Alireza Ramezani may someday be used to explore other planets autonomously.

by Laura Castañón January 22, 2019

Alex Dye and Alisa Jin say that working on co-op at high-tech startups in Switzerland has inspired them to launch their own companies. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Here’s what it’s like to work at a startup in the most innovative country in the world

Northeastern students Alisa Jin and Alex Dye say that working on co-op at high-tech startups in Switzerland has inspired them to launch their own companies.

by Debora Almeida September 26, 2018

04/24/18 - BURLINGTON, MA. - Thomas Needham and Juha Turalba both flight test engineers from Aurora Flight Sciences, operate an octocopter drone at the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) facility at the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security in Burlington, MA. on April 24, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Enemy hackers pose a serious threat to military drones. Northeastern has new facility to test ways to stop them.

Northeastern's brand-new drone flight facility was used for the first time on Wednesday. It is one of the only places in the state where researchers can test drones against signal hacking techniques by potential military foes.

by Allie Nicodemo April 25, 2018

Engineering students flex their robotic muscles with hands, drones, and more

Robots on display during National Engineers Week ranged from a speedy flying drone to an autonomous kayak to a prototype of a prosthetic hand. Students from the College of Engineering led a showcase presenting these and other diverse robotics projects they're working on at Northeastern.

by Allie Nicodemo February 28, 2018

Is that a turnip or a bomb?

Northeastern researchers have developed a new programming language that can decipher images relayed by drones, untangling, for instance, if an image is of a terrorist planting a bomb or simply a farmer planting root vegetables for his livelihood.

by Thea Singer April 20, 2016

Some robots walk. Others fly. He built one that can do both.

Here’s what it’s like to work at a startup in the most innovative country in the world

Enemy hackers pose a serious threat to military drones. Northeastern has new facility to test ways to stop them.

Engineering students flex their robotic muscles with hands, drones, and more

Is that a turnip or a bomb?

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