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Brian Long/UCSB
Disk-shaped robots can act collectively to accomplish tasks such as lifting and manipulating objects, or supporting weight

How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material

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Driven to Succeed
photo of Robert McMeeking

UCSB Professor Receives ASME’s Highest Applied Mechanics Honor

A Year of Milestones

Engineering Professor Elected to ASME
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UCSB’s Newest Research Hub
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UC Santa Barbara Engineering Professor Elected into AIMBE

UCSB Engineering Professor Receives Prager Medal
David Weld

Two Faculty Members Receive Prestigious Award
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Keeping the Lights On

May the Cellular Force Be With You
Illustration of Guillermo Bazan's synthetic oligoelectrolytes

Bio-inspired Research Expands at UCSB with Army Funding Renewal

The Ultimate Rat Race
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