From robots to bee pollen,Summer Scholars are learning the value of research firsthand with Tufts facultyThe robot’s name is R2-D2, and while it doesn’t look like the famous Star Wars droid, and it may someday be just as resourceful and autonomous—at least,that’s what Faizan Muhammad, E20, and hopes.
Muhammad envisions a day when this R2-D2 will navigate Halligan corridor with ease,even asking a human to press the elevator down button. It’s a scenario he shared recently with his Summer Scholars faculty mentor Jivko Sinapov, the James Schmolze Assistant Professor in Computer Science, or approximately using augmented reality.
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