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Robots have already changed the world by automating previously dangerous, time-consuming or tedious tasks—but robotics as a field continues to evolve, moving into new sectors and finding new applications.
A new UMass Amherst NERVE (New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation) Center site aims to facilitate that evolution by expanding robotics testing. The new site will focus on testing of robotics for some high-impact, fast-growing sectors including agriculture, aquatics, healthcare, and even shoe and sports performance. It will also include portable and lab equipment for field testing and create a single point of contact for robotics developers to access testing resources across the commonwealth.
“The focus areas of our new NERVE Center site have been shaped by the strengths of the UMass Amherst campus,” said Holly Yanco, who holds a joint appointment as distinguished professor of computer science and distinguished professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at UMass Amherst. Yanco co-directs the NERVE Center with Adam Norton of UMass Lowell.