Researchers from Penn State conducted a study on the use of robot helpers by senior citizens that consisted of interviewing 45 adults between the ages of 65 and 95 at a Senior Citizens Center in ...

In every cubicle in both wings of the engineering building are senior design prototypes in various stages of completion: There is a touch-screen user interface imbedded into a coffee table. There is a ...

Student teams conduct major open-ended research and design projects. Elements of the design process including establishment of objectives, synthesis, analysis, and evaluation are integral parts of the ...