WPI Researchers Are Awarded +$1.7 Million to Develop Electronic Gloves that Tele-operate Robotic Systems

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers Pratap Rao, Cagdas Onal, and Zhi Li have been awarded $1,764,938 in federal and state funds to develop a soft, lightweight glove equipped with printed sensors and electronic circuits that will enable a user to tele-operate or train robotic systems.

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