A powered, upper body exoskeleton developed by students at the University of Pennsylvania.Tumblr (3.0; @titanarm)http://titanarm.com/<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/2f71019867a7ae71d976e05831a9453a/tumblr_nhbaz9Bvcr1rlvopeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our team is honored to be a 2015 <a href="http://edisonawards.com/">Edison Awards</a> Nominee!  We look forward to hearing back from the judging rounds and learning more about the other nominations.</p>http://titanarm.com/post/106443607401http://titanarm.com/post/106443607401Sun, 28 Dec 2014 16:42:00 -0500edisonawards2015nomineetitanarmtitanarm<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/42ea201ebaa023bbfa2a7899ca8d5d87/tumblr_nf7fsmtS0C1rlvopeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CollegiateInventorsCompetition">Collegiate Inventor’s Competition</a> was going on today at the US Patent and Trademark Office!  Congratulations to all teams – your inventions looked wonderful!</p> <p>Our team would like to thank the CIC for having us to the competition last year – the event had a great impression on all of our team members.  We’re happy that our team is still involved through volunteering – Elizabeth presented & helped out at <a href="http://www.campinvention.org/">Camp Invention</a> just a few months ago.  Looking forward to getting involved in more events and meeting talented young inventors!</p>http://titanarm.com/post/102905814291http://titanarm.com/post/102905814291Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:29:10 -0500collegiateinventorscompetitioncampinventionvolunteering<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/c5162b513842621d292bc82582c040f9/tumblr_n8elndOhKm1rlvopeo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Our team is ecstatic to say that we’ve been nominated for a Philly Geek Award – Best I.R.L. (In Real Life) Project!  You can read about it on <a href="http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/70002" title="Newsworks">Newsworks </a>and <a href="http://www.geekadelphia.com/2014/07/07/the-nominees-for-the-2014-philadelphia-geek-awards/">Geekadelphia</a>.  We’ll know in August if we’ve won!</p>http://titanarm.com/post/91164269841http://titanarm.com/post/91164269841Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:23:37 -0400geekawardsgeekawardsphlphiladelphiaupenntitantitanarmarmexoskeletonirlbestprojectinreallifephilly<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/a1ce5b3856c6eee931378d47a0410c6e/tumblr_n7y3qb8lNf1rlvopeo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/2f8aaa49b0cb99a8e489c7c70ba1d276/tumblr_n7y3qb8lNf1rlvopeo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/c7c3c2bd832d16e3242164fbf95a0dfa/tumblr_n7y3qb8lNf1rlvopeo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some updates over the past year:</p> <ul><li>Titan Arm was picked as one of <a href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/06/tech/cnn10-inventions/?hpt=hp_inthenews" title="The CNN 10 Inventions">The CNN 10 Inventions</a> for 2014</li> <li>The Arm was chosen for a <a href="http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/invention-awards-2014-powerful-portable-and-affordable-robotic-exoskeleton?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=5&con=invention-awards-2014-a-powerful-portable-and-affordable-robotic-exoskeleton">Popular Science Invention Award</a> for 2014 (<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/popular-science-picks-best-inventions-for-2014/">featured on CBS</a>)</li> <li>Our team won the <a href="http://www.jamesdysonaward.org/news/titan-arm/" title="JDA">International James Dyson Award for 2013</a></li> </ul><p>We’ve been overwhelmed by the response from the media and our fans.  We love hearing from you – you can contact us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>http://titanarm.com/post/90276549431http://titanarm.com/post/90276549431Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:34:00 -0400cnn10cnninventionspopscipopularsciencejdajamesdysonawardtitanarmtitanarmexoskeleton<p><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/e839546850211dda47efd299959b103d/tumblr_inline_mv7bl76cAv1ras117.png"/></p> <p>Our team is pleased to announce that we&rsquo;ve been featured on CNN&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/TECH/specials/blueprint/">Blueprint</a>&rdquo; Series.  Check out the video <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/business/2013/10/24/spc-blueprint-titan-arm-exoskeleton.cnn.html">here</a>.</p>http://titanarm.com/post/65007319981http://titanarm.com/post/65007319981Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:45:00 -0400cnntitantitanarmarmupennuniversity of pennsylvaniaengineering<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/a4a50e5799e4865a64c445624fdf17b1/tumblr_mua0weRHpK1rlvopeo1_r1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’re happy to announce that the Titan Arm is one of 6 finalists in the <a href="http://www.invent.org/collegiate/finalists_2013.html" title="CIC">2013 Collegiate Inventors Competition</a>.  We’ll be traveling down to Alexandria, VA next month for the final competition.</p> <p>Special shout out to <a href="http://modlabupenn.org/hybrid-exploration-robot-for-air-and-land-deployment-h-e-r-a-l-d/" title="HERALD">Team HERALD</a> from the University of Pennsylvania, who are also finalists!</p>http://titanarm.com/post/63337668226http://titanarm.com/post/63337668226Sun, 06 Oct 2013 22:25:00 -0400CICcollegiateinventorscompetitionupenntitanherald<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/8b47380b8ebb32e80d4d158eb4fdb4fa/tumblr_mua139IXX11rlvopeo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our team is ecstatic to report that our project has made the first cut in the international <a href="http://www.jamesdysonaward.org/" title="JDC">James Dyson Award</a> competition.  We’re part of the top 25% of projects entering the second round – wish us luck!  Check out our <a href="http://www.jamesdysonaward.org/Projects/Project.aspx?ID=3414&RegionId=1&Winindex=3" title="Dyson Page">project page</a>.</p>http://titanarm.com/post/63337033211http://titanarm.com/post/63337033211Sun, 06 Oct 2013 22:18:44 -0400jamesdysonawardtitanupenn<p><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/99f61cc06838ca33cd3f29c040b1b083/tumblr_inline_ms019nwziT1qz4rgp.png"/></p> <p>We&rsquo;re honored that our project has received <a href="http://www.nibib.nih.gov/training-careers/undergraduate-graduate/design-biomedical-undergraduate-teams-debut-challenge/2013-design-biomedical-undergraduate-teams-debut-challenge-winners">1st Runner Up</a> in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Competition.  Our team competed in the category &ldquo;Technology to Aid Underserved Populations and Individuals with Disabilities&rdquo;.</p>http://titanarm.com/post/59126117971http://titanarm.com/post/59126117971Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:39:55 -0400titanarmnihdebutcompetitionbioengineeringhealth<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/1886c19eda772a359202c35b0769ab75/tumblr_mnrqd6vZe21rlvopeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out today’s (June 2) <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/health/20130602_Instant_strength_from_the_Titan_Arm.html" title="Inquirer">Philly Inquirer</a>, featuring Titan Arm in its Health Section!</p>http://titanarm.com/post/51967320596http://titanarm.com/post/51967320596Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:48:42 -0400phillyinquirertitanarmtitanarmhealth<p><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/eff854172737eeb567f5a0dc5f7dd79a/tumblr_inline_mn8e6aqLiI1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p>Niko and McGill represented the team this past week in Washington DC, where they met with<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/thefold/titan-arm-will-pumpyou-up/2013/05/20/af412238-c191-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_video.html" title="Washington Post"> </a><strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/thefold/titan-arm-will-pumpyou-up/2013/05/20/af412238-c191-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_video.html" title="Washington Post">The Washington Post</a>, <a href="http://www.bootcamp.com/interview.jsp?interviewId=1553" title="Boot Camp Radio">Boot Camp radio</a>,</strong> and the<a href="http://live.wsj.com/video/students-build-awardwinning-robot-exoskeleton/4A9BE4FF-CFD4-4840-A7FC-23976B078A4A.html?KEYWORDS=%2522cornell+cup%2522#!4A9BE4FF-CFD4-4840-A7FC-23976B078A4A" title="WSJ"><strong> Wall Street Journal</strong></a>.</p>http://titanarm.com/post/51122671247http://titanarm.com/post/51122671247Wed, 22 May 2013 23:14:18 -0400washingtondcmediatourtitantitanarmnikomcgillpostwallstreetjournal<p><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/858419be898443baa4d01a66e757794b/tumblr_inline_mmebndZtpf1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p>We&rsquo;re happy to report that Team Titan was awarded first place at the Cornell Cup 2013!  Thank you to Cornell and Intel for organizing a remarkable competition.</p>http://titanarm.com/post/49800773390http://titanarm.com/post/49800773390Mon, 06 May 2013 17:32:35 -0400cornellcupintelfirstplacetitantitanarm<p>Our project has been featured on the Discovery Channel &ldquo;Daily Planet&rdquo; segment.  Check out the video <a href="http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/#clip917569" title="Discovery Sport">here</a> &ndash; our part comes in around <strong>the 4 minute</strong> marker.</p> <p><a href="http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/#clip917569" title="Discovery Channel Spot"><img alt="image" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/6b2d5022b9c1e627a97893c0a03f2503/tumblr_inline_mm6uhh7vuf1qz4rgp.png"/></a></p>http://titanarm.com/post/49457614634http://titanarm.com/post/49457614634Thu, 02 May 2013 16:34:00 -0400discoverycadailyplanettitantitanarmchannel<p>Off we go!  See you soon Orlando!<img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/2f77685e54975e9ec58a585332dc66d3/tumblr_inline_mm68hh92FJ1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p>http://titanarm.com/post/49433643920http://titanarm.com/post/49433643920Thu, 02 May 2013 08:39:31 -0400titanfloridadisneycornellcupintel<p>We&rsquo;re honored to be featured on both Engadget and Gizmodo tech blogs.  Check it out!</p> <p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/titanarm-exoskeleton-elysium-is-basically-already-real-486204099" title="Gizmodo" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/2e7850855bd841d86f739304d3ad3596/tumblr_inline_mm4qwrCw1L1qz4rgp.png"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://engadget.com/2013/05/01/upenn-titanarm-exoskeleton/" title="Engadget" target="_blank"><img alt="image" height="120" src="http://images.wikia.com/logopedia/images/3/3c/Engadget.png" width=""/></a></p>http://titanarm.com/post/49368913232http://titanarm.com/post/49368913232Wed, 01 May 2013 13:19:00 -0400gizmodoengadgettitantitanarmupenn<p>Our team is headed down to Disney tomorrow to compete in the <a href="http://www.systemseng.cornell.edu/intel/" title="Cornell Cup">Cornell Cup</a>!  We&rsquo;ll be making some last minute tweaks tonight and then catching an early flight &ndash; wish us luck!</p> <p><a href="http://systemseng.cornell.edu/intel/" title="Cornell Cup"><img alt="image" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/76ce8cd0727eeb3e96ad9f0a8fd5ea68/tumblr_inline_mg0srnWifC1ras117.png"/></a></p>http://titanarm.com/post/49371375138http://titanarm.com/post/49371375138Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400cornellcupinteldisney<p>Our team is happy to report that we took <strong>2nd place overall in Penn Engineering</strong> this past Thursday at the All Engineering Senior Design Presentations.  Thanks for all the support!  Our new teaser video is below, and we should be receiving a link to our full presentation on YouTube soon!</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6SlD_gZVWR0" width="560"></iframe></p>http://titanarm.com/post/49094235349http://titanarm.com/post/49094235349Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:06:14 -0400pennengineering2ndplacetitanarmtitanarmbeattieVladimirovMcGillparrotta<p>Today, Team Titan presented our project at the Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Day.  Attached to this post, you&rsquo;ll find our poster with information, as well as our &ldquo;teaser&rdquo; video below.</p> <p>We&rsquo;re happy to report that our team was honored with the <strong>Judge&rsquo;s Award for overall project excellence</strong>.  We&rsquo;ll be one of three teams representing that Mechanical Engineering Department at the All Engineering Senior Design presentations next week.</p> <p><a href="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/913862_4820587600816_1560282296_o.jpg" title="Full Size Titan Poster" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/146a9eb4343c6d0995242643c25d18b1/tumblr_inline_mlhf2t85yf1qz4rgp.png"/></a></p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Sisor9tSyTo" width="560"></iframe></p>http://titanarm.com/post/48329813530http://titanarm.com/post/48329813530Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400titanarmtitanarmphysical therapypoweredupperbodyexoskeletonsenior designmeamjudgesawardphysicaltherapyoccupationalliftingparrottamcgillbeattievladimirov<p>Hey there!</p> <p>The team has been hard at work completing our exoskeleton.  We&rsquo;ll be demonstrating our exoskeleton at the MEAM Senior Design Poster Session this <strong>Wednesday from 9am-4pm</strong>.</p> <p>Here&rsquo;s a teaser picture to get you interested!</p> <p><img alt="image" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/fd973961b1cad86dae07a70462dd2d52/tumblr_inline_ml9zbgTTyh1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p>http://titanarm.com/post/48011232052http://titanarm.com/post/48011232052Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:38:00 -0400hell weekgymiworkoutsenior designpresentation<p>After much machining, the suit has been put together!</p> <p><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/6df3bfd22bf5e531cf22bae21e935e0a/tumblr_inline_mla0a5qWBs1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p>http://titanarm.com/post/48012807485http://titanarm.com/post/48012807485Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400<p>After many long, 14 hour-or-so days in the machine shop, the majority of our components have been manufactured.</p> <p><img alt="image" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/27b74dd3762aad5d502220d5ff1e5c54/tumblr_inline_mlp5mwzpoD1qz4rgp.png"/></p>http://titanarm.com/post/48680471810http://titanarm.com/post/48680471810Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500machinebreak2013components