One Giant Leap for the ETIC
New York Tech has extended its contract with NASA, giving student employees of the ETIC an opportunity to build five new prototypes for the agency.
Reaching for the Stars, One Robot at a Time
Student employees in the ETIC are working on the next iteration of E.R.R.S.E.L.A. that will assist with tissue retraction during surgical procedures.
Getting a Grip on Robotic Hands
Michael Nizich, Ph.D., director of the ETIC and the creator of E.R.R.S.E.L.A., discusses advancements and challenges in engineering lifelike robotic hands.
Engineering Students Get Creative
For their entry in the New York State Industries for the Disabled CREATE Symposium, three College of Engineering and Computing Sciences students developed a more efficient way for employees who are neurodiverse to assemble cardboard packaging materials.
ETIC Opens New Location on New York City Campus
The New York Tech community celebrated the opening of the new Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center (ETIC) on the New York City campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 31.
Bluetooth Creator Visits Long Island Campus, Inspires Students
Tord Wingren, CEO of Sweden-based biocentric lighting company Brainlit and one of the developers of Bluetooth technology visited New York Tech’s Long Island campus on March 11.
Student Profile: Nic Luna
Nic Luna hopes to become a visual effects artist, working in both film and television. They’re well on their way, having worked on short films and 3-D animations. Now, they’re documenting their classmates building prototypes for NASA.
Student Profile: Lincoln Dover
Lincoln Dover may be skilled in robotics, but he also enjoys creative writing and poetry. As a mechanical engineering student, he hopes to gain experience working in the renewable energy field.
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Student Profile: Ying Shi Zhang
Ying Shi Zhang always loved the design process. As a student majoring in industrial design at a STEM-focused high school, she was more familiar with traditional art rather than digital. When she learned about New York Tech’s digital arts program, she was inspired to venture down a new path and now is documenting how her classmates in the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences are building prototypes for NASA.
Student Profile: Robert Maksimowicz
As a child, Robert Maksimowicz began building electronics as a hobby. As a New York Tech student, he’s building real-world products for clients such as NASA in the ETIC.
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Student Profile: Benjamin Fuoco
Using Python code he learned in the classroom, computer science student Benjamin Fuoco is building a prototype of medical vest for NASA.
Student Profile: Hibah Agha
Aspiring software engineer Hibah Agha is learning everything she needs to know as a student employee at the ETIC, where she is working on several projects related to E.R.R.S.E.L.A., New York Tech’s robot.