UTA electrical engineering, computer science professors rated among the best in the world A University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineering professor is among the top 100 computer science and electronics researchers in the world, according to guide2research.com, a leading website connecting college faculty researchers and doctoral students with top journals and conferences worldwide. Frank Lewis was…

NAO Takes a Bow Meet NAO (pronounced “now”), an adorable two-foot-tall robot who captured the hearts of residents at Brookdale Arlington in Texas. These residents met NAO when they participated in an innovative study conducted by an interdisciplinary team from the University of Texas at Arlington’s Department of Theatre Arts, School of Social Work, and…

UTA moves bioengineered REHEAL glove toward commercialization The University of Texas at Arlington has received a new $227,000 grant funded through the federal government’s Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium to develop the manufacturing process for the REHEAL glove, a bioengineered healing glove that delivers medicine to injured hands. “Developing the manufacturing process is critical for clinical…

Researchers at UT Arlington’s new Emotional Robotics Living Lab are investigating what the future will look like with robots. They’re also examining how robots can be integrated into the home to provide physical and emotional support, KTVT CBS 11 reported. Julienne Greer, UT Arlington assistant professor of Theatre Arts, is directing the new lab….

Frank Lewis, Moncrief-O’Donnell Endowed Chair at the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute and professor in UTA’s Department of Electrical Engineering, has added to his many achievements two new awards. Read more……

Research conducted at UT Arlington using unmanned aerial vehicles could help cities save time and money after a natural disaster, WFAA ABC 8 reported. The project is currently focused on Beaumont, Texas as it continues to recover from Hurricane Harvey. Read more……

Senior Living and NAO The NAO Robot traveled to Brookdale Senior Living to conduct a trial to see “if a theatre arts intervention with a human-robot model would be successful in promoting the well-being of an older adult,” said Dr. Julinee Greer, assistant professor of theater arts at UT Arlington. Read more……

Aerial Computing Yan Wan, an associate professor in UTA’s Department of Electrical Engineering, is the team lead on a three-year, $998,803 grant from the National Science Foundation that will develop a networked airborne computing platform for multiple unmanned aerial systems….

Students Explore Robots, Programming at Library Camp In a week-long camp at the East Arlington Branch Library, students aged 10 to 18 learned the fundamentals of robotics and computer programming and also heard from specialists in those fields. Read more……

Dr. Leila Ladani, a professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and one of the lead scientists of UTARI/IPPM has been chosen to take part in National Academy of Engineering 2017 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. The Frontiers of Engineering program brings together through 2-1/2 day meetings a select group of emerging engineering leaders from industry,…