April 2026:
Our art work "Spark of Color” won both the Audience Choice award in the Photography category and the Image of Distinction award at Robosoft 2026!
It will appear on the cover of the upcoming Soft Robotics (SORO) journal!
Prof. Aubin attending Robosoft 2026!
March 2026:
Training for our new Asiga Printer!
Lab movie night for Project Hail Mary!
Feb 2026:
Wet Lab is up and running!
January 2026:
TJ Schaffer has joined the lab as a Ph.D. Student!
We won a DARPA Grant!
Dec 2025:
Prof. Aubin’s second time teaching Microrobotics course!
Winter Holiday Party at Prof. Aubin’s House!
Oct 2025:
Stephanie, Michael, and Clara prensenting on Robotics Undergraduate Research Symposium!
August 2025:
Prof. Aubin met with Andrew Yin, a lab alumni, at Penn State University!
Block M String Art Lab Activity!
July 2025:
Prof. Aubin given a speech at MARSS 2025!
Lab Kayak of the summer!
May 2025:
End of the semester for the Micro Robotics class taught by Prof. Aubin!
Final Project from one of the student teams
Cale presenting his final project
April 2025:
Congratulations to the suction cup team for being nominated as Best Student Paper Finalist and receiving the Best Paper Award in Benchmarking and Reproducibility at RoboSoft 2025!
January 2025:
Prof. Aubin’s work on combustion-driven microrobots is highlighted by Veritasium — a popular YouTube channel focused on science and education
December 2024:
The ZRL suits up for a 3D printing crash course
June 2024:
First group lunch of the summer！
January 2024:
The ZRL starts its journey at UofM!