Robotics,
Autonomous,
& Dynamical
Systems
Organized on strong
core competencies
in dynamic systems
and control, and
supplemented by
an array of topics
including robotics,
mechatronics, en-
ergy harvesting, au-
tonomous systems,
and more, RADS
teaches students to
create systems that
automate manu-
facturing, transpor-
tation, and health
care.
Faculty include:
Alan Asbeck
Pinhas Ben-Tzvi
Ricardo Burdisso
Azim Eskandarian
John Ferris
Chris Fuller
Tomonari Furukawa
Mary Kasarda
Kevin Kochersberger
Andy Kurdila
Alexander Leonessa
Robert Parker
Michael Roan
Corina Sandu
Steve Southward
Pablo Tarazaga
Al Wicks
Lei Zuo
ENGINEER BUILDS FLEXIBLE EXO-SUIT
Collaboration with Lowe’s
puts design to work in
Southwest Virginia location
Virginia Tech and Lowe’s have collaborated to develop an exosuit
— a wearable suit with lift-assist technology — currently in pilot
at Lowe’s Christiansburg, Virginia, store. The lightweight exosuit is
designed to help employees lift and move product through the store
more efficiently.
Lowe’s Innovation Labs, the disruptive technology hub for Lowe’s,
worked with robotics expert Alan Asbeck, assistant professor in
the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech who
specializes in building wearable technology, to collaboratively design