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Instagram8/14/2025

Feeling tense? This robot turns that tension into movement. Tensegrity robots are made up of bars connected with tensed cables that enable their movement. However, tensegrity robots’ shape makes it difficult to model, with high degrees of freedom ...

ROB 201: Area Between Functions and Simpson's Rule
YouTube8/19/2025

ROB 201: Area Between Functions and Simpson's RuleRobotics 201: Calculus for the Modern Engineer is an innovative approach to teaching calculus that integrates mathematical ...

8/19/2025

New free course: ROB 201, Calculus for the Modern Engineer! Students not only learn what calculus is, but also why it matters and how to use it in solving real-world problems. Lectures, textbook, and homework all available. Check it out on GitHub:...

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