{"id":399,"date":"2014-11-10T21:55:33","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T21:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xchen.lab.uconn.edu\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2022-11-17T01:42:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T01:42:16","slug":"outreach-and-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/outreach-and-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software for additive manufacturing, robotics, and active vibration and noise controls, the Machine, Automation, and Control Systems (MACS) laboratory at UConn conducts systematic research on mass customization, short-run and high-value manufacturing, and controls of complex systems. Our in-house built laser-aided powder bed fusion additive manufacturing testbeds provide unique access to understand, control, and recreate the powerful manufacturing process tailored to user needs. Our Universal Robots, KUKA, and educational robot platforms provide a comprehensive suite of hardware for collaborative robotics research and applications. Our customized control algorithms augment the capabilities and intelligence of the machines and facilitate long-range autonomy applications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MACS_facilities-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1755 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MACS_facilities-1-1024x711.png?resize=800%2C555\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MACS_facilities-1.png?resize=1024%2C711&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MACS_facilities-1.png?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MACS_facilities-1.png?resize=768%2C534&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MACS_facilities-1.png?w=1658&amp;ssl=1 1658w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/MACS_facilities-1.png?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below are some of our education and outreach platforms and activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7238-1200x800.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1193\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xchen.lab.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/770\/2014\/11\/IMG_7238-1200x800-300x200.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7238-1200x800.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7238-1200x800.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7238-1200x800.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7238-1200x800.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0662-1200x800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1194\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/xchen.lab.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/770\/2014\/11\/IMG_0662-1200x800-300x200.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0662-1200x800.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0662-1200x800.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0662-1200x800.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0662-1200x800.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0644-1200x800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1197 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0644-1200x800-1024x683.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0644-1200x800.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0644-1200x800.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0644-1200x800.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0644-1200x800.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3D Printing: Learning by Building, Design Competition, fall\u00a02016<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0635-1200x900.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1196\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/xchen.lab.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/770\/2014\/11\/IMG_0635-1200x900-300x225.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0635-1200x900.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0635-1200x900.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0635-1200x900.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0635-1200x900.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.handson3d.engr.uconn.edu\">3D printing: learn by building class<\/a>\u00a0(fall 2016)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-960\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-960 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/collage-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/collage.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/collage.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/collage.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/collage.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/collage.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mechatronics and 3D Printing Workshop, Joule Fellows Program, Summer 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kjj0HcvhKNU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Solve Rubik&#8217;s Cube with UR3 Robots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_5622-00_00_00-00_00_45.mp4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1077 size-full\" title=\"Gesture-based robot control\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Picture1-e1473286417922.jpg?resize=300%2C357\" alt=\"picture1\" width=\"300\" height=\"357\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Picture1-e1473286417922.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Picture1-e1473286417922.jpg?resize=252%2C300&amp;ssl=1 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a>Gesture-based robot control<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ylpTWJnlJEw&amp;t=1s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-605 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/08-1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"A quad leg spider robot\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/08-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/08-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/08-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/08-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/08-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a>A quad leg spider robot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Greg-presentation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1107 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Greg-presentation-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Greg-presentation.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Greg-presentation.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Greg-presentation.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Greg-presentation.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Greg-presentation.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Greg-presentation.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Greg-presentation.jpg?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MACS member Greg presented his research at 4th Annual Fall Frontiers in Undergraduate Research at UCONN!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ezgif.com-optimize.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12811 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ezgif.com-optimize.gif?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/20-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-606 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/20-1-300x213.jpg?resize=300%2C213\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/20-1.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/20-1.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/20-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/20-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/depts.washington.edu\/xchenlab\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/20-1.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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