FIRST LEGO League Robotics Qualifying Tournament to Be Held at Rensselaer

Elementary and middle school students from around the region will compete in the annual Hudson Valley FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournament on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus on Saturday, Dec. 14. This is the 12th year that Rensselaer has served as the host facility for this regional competition, which is open to students aged 9-14 years old. 

Refueling Satellites in Space, With the Help of a Robot

TROY, N.Y. — Many technologies that are essential for daily life — from communications to GPS navigation to weather forecasting — rely on the thousands of satellites that are orbiting Earth. When those satellites run out of gas and stop working, there’s not much that can currently be done to fix them.

Tong Zhang Elevated to IEEE Fellow

Tong Zhang, a professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been elevated to IEEE Fellow, effective January 1, 2020.

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