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The RAD Lab attended the groundbreaking for the Texas A&M Space Institute, where Dr. Ambrose will serve as Associate Director. The RAD Lab’s REV and RoboBall robots can be seen alongside NASA robots.

The RoboBall team presented their research at the 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Left to right: Davey Dugas, Meghali Dravid, Micah Oevermann, David McDougall.

The RoboBall and RSS teams presented their research and a history of their robots at the 40th Anniversary of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA@40) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Left to right: Garrett Jibrail, Rishi Jangale, Aaron Villanueva, Emily Wilkinson, Meghali Dravid, Adam Pettinger, Derek Pravecek, Eddie Hilburn.

(Left to right:) Micah Oevermann, Garrett Jibrail, Derek Pravecek, and Rishi Jangale represented the RoboBall team at the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Yokohama, Japan.

Texas A&M University has been selected to lead the Space Strategic Technology Institute for In Space Operations (SSTI-ISO). Dr. Ambrose will lead as director. Most testing will happen on a dual spacecraft testbed at the RELLIS campus.

Micah Oevermann and Garrett Jibrail represented the RAD Lab at the AIAA ASCEND Conference in Las Vegas, NV. They presented about the completed work and applications of Roboball I and II. ASCEND gathers the leading experts in space research and industry to innovate and influence on the growing space economy.

Micah Oevermann presented research on Roboball I at the 2023 International Mechatronics Conference and Exposition at Oklahoma State University, and received the Best Presentation award. Congrats, Micah!

RAD Lab attended the 60th Anniversary of JFK’s Rice v. Texas Speech event at Rice University, hosted by NASA. The lab got to present about the brand new Roboball I and robotics at Texas A&M to NASA scientists and administration, space industries, and the general public.

Roboball I was born at 78 lbs. 0 oz. and 24 in. in diameter! This was the first full assembly of the pendulum for testing.