The prototype robot can autonomously traverse and manipulate a 3-D truss structure, using specially designed gears and joints to assemble and disassemble the structure as it climbs.
The Cornell-developed robotic gripper that already boasts Internet fame and imitation has evolved: Now, it can throw things by using air pressure to launch objects forward.
It doesn't happen often, but structures like bridges, airplanes and buildings do fail. What are the odds, and how can it be prevented? Cornell physicists are using computer modeling to find out. (Feb. 27, 2012)
An ad hoc committee commissioned by the dean of the university faculty is seeking feedback from the Cornell community on its proposed changes to the academic calendar.
The New York City tech campus is generating interest - and questions - from around the community. Tech campus proposal leaders will answer questions at a forum Feb. 3, and the Chronicle periodically will run an FAQ. (Jan. 26, 2012)
Jamie Tworkowski, founder of the nonprofit To Write Love On Her Arms, reminded a campus audience Feb. 22 that they aren't machines or robots, but humans who aren't perfect.
A China expert from the ILR School says that organized protests in the west will not affect labor abuses, but unionization might offer a path to improvement.
Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist of the World Bank, said that understanding China's historic growth rate can provide valuable insight for developing countries, when he was spoke on campus Feb. 20.
A Feb. 25 concert in Bailey Hall will celebrate the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and conductor Karel Husa, who taught composition at Cornell from 1954 to 1992.
The Festival of Black Gospel marks its 35th anniversary in Ithaca Feb. 24-26, with a weekend of free events at the State Theatre, Cornell and Ithaca College.
